Bob Guccione, Penthouse Magazine Founder, Dies at 79
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Bob Guccione, who founded Penthouse magazine and built a fortune on adult entertainment before the rise of pornography on the Internet, died yesterday in Plano, Texas, the Associated Press reported, citing a statement from his family. He was 79.
Guccione died at Plano Specialty Hospital after combating cancer, his family said.