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The Bunny Chronicles | The History of Hugh Hefner | The Empire He Built | Playboy MagazineHEFNERS CONFIDANT & CLOSE FRIEND OF 30 YEARS - RICHARD BANN on CINEMA PRESERVATION and A&E's SALICIOUS DOCUSERIES on HEFNERSend us a textIt was 1990 when Richard Bann first visited Hugh Hefner's Playboy Mansion. Cinema and the importance of film preservation sparked a 30 year friendship. One that evolved into being closest of friends and an invitation to "Manly Night."Monday was always Manly Night, a gathering of Hef's closest friends who would nominate and vote on what film to screen after dinner: Dick Stewart, Ray Anthony, Mel Torme', Johnny Crawford, John Dante, Bob Ridgely, Chuck McCann, Peter Vieira, Ron Borst, Kevin Burns, Robert Culp, Fred Dryer, Jerry Vale, Richard Bann. In 1993 Dick Stewart and his...2023-05-071h 31