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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bob_GuccioneBob Guccione - Wikipedia

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   Known for. Founder of Penthouse. Children. 5, including Bob Jr. Robert Charles Joseph Edward Sabatini Guccione ( / ɡuːtʃiˈoʊni / goo-chee-OH-nee; [a] December 17, 1930 – October 20, 2010) was an American visual artist, photographer and publisher. He founded the adult magazine Penthouse in 1965.

   • Occupation: Magazine publisher
   • Died: October 20, 2010 (aged 79), Plano, Texas, U.S.

   • Born: Robert Charles Joseph Edward Sabatini Guccione, December 17, 1930, New York City, U.S.
   • Known for: Founder of Penthouse

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3. www.nytimes.com › business › mediaBob Guccione, Penthouse Founder, Dies at 79 - The New York Times

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   Oct 21, 2010 · Bob Guccione, who founded Penthouse magazine in the 1960s and built a pornographic media empire that broke taboos, outraged the guardians of taste and made billions before drowning in a slough...

4. www.npr.org › 2010/10/21 › 130732162Penthouse Founder Bob Guccione Dies At 79 : NPR

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   Oct 21, 2010 · Bob Guccione, the founder of Penthouse magazine, has died. He built a multi-million dollar empire by pushing the limits of porn. But ultimately saw his magazine sink under weight of Internet...

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     Bob Guccione died penniless, but what else happened behind the scenes? Learn about the rise and fall of the Penthouse empire during the two-night event, Secrets of Penthouse, premiering TOMORROW at 9/8c, only on A&E. | A&E

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6. www.bbc.com › news › world-us-canada-11593612Penthouse magazine founder Bob Guccione dies aged 79 - BBC

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   Oct 21, 2010 · The founder of Penthouse magazine, Bob Guccione, has died in Texas at the age of 79. Mr Guccione had suffered from lung cancer for several years. He launched Penthouse in Britain in the 1960s...

7. www.seattletimes.com › entertainment › penthousePenthouse magazine founder Bob Guccione dies at 79

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   Oct 21, 2010 · Penthouse magazine founder Bob Guccione dies at 79. Originally published October 21, 2010 at 3:11 am Updated October 21, 2010 at 5:16 am. Bob Guccione tried the seminary and spent years...

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   Who was Bob Guccione?

   • Vic DeLucia/The New York Times Bob Guccione, who founded Penthouse magazine in the 1960s and built a pornographic media empire that broke taboos, outraged the guardians of taste and made billions before drowning in a slough of bad investments and Internet competition, died Wednesday in Plano, Tex. He was 79.

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   How did Bob Guccione die?

   • Bob Guccione, who founded Penthouse magazine and created a corporate empire around it, only to see it crumble as his investments soured and the world of pornography turned toward video and the Internet, died Wednesday at a hospital in Plano, Texas. He was 79. His wife, April Dawn Warren Guccione, said he had battled lung cancer for several years.

   Bob Guccione dies at 79; founded Penthouse magazine

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   How did Bob Guccione become an artist?

   • Bob Guccione tried the seminary and spent years trying to make it as an artist before he found the niche that Hugh Hefner left for him in the late 1960s. Where Hefner's Playboy magazine strove to surround its pinups with an upscale image, Guccione aimed for something a little more direct with Penthouse.

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   How did Guccione become famous?

   • Guccione built a corporate empire under the General Media Inc. umbrella that included book publishing and merchandising divisions and Viva, a magazine featuring male nudes aimed at a female audience. He also created Penthouse Forum, the pocket-size magazine that played off the success of the racy letters to the editor.

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9. www.latimes.com › local › obituariesBob Guccione dies at 79; founded Penthouse magazine

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   Oct 21, 2010 · Bob Guccione, who founded Penthouse magazine and created a corporate empire around it, only to see it crumble as his investments soured and the world of pornography turned toward video and the...

10. www.cnn.com › 2010 › SHOWBIZPenthouse founder Bob Guccione dies of cancer - CNN.com

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    Oct 21, 2010 · (CNN) -- Penthouse magazine founder Bob Guccione died Wednesday of cancer at a Plano, Texas, hospital, his family said Wednesday night. Guccione, 79, died at Plano Specialty Hospital, with...