when Hugh Hefner, the publisher, rejected 500 of Hooker's photographs for a centerfold. Personal life Hooker retired from Playboy to Sundance, Utah to work as an architect. He was a regular at the Sundance Film Festival. Hooker died in Michigan on January 3, 2015, at the age of 86. Playboy work Playboy centerfolds Shay Knuth: September 1969 Jennifer Liano: May 1970 Mary and Madeleine Collinson: October 1970 Avis Miller: November 1970 Carol Imhof: December 1970 Crystal Smith: September 1971 Danielle de Vabre: November 1971 Ellen Michaels: March 1972 Deanna Baker: May 1972 Lenna Sjööblom (also known as Lena Söderberg): November 1972 Marilyn Cole: June 1973 (Playmate of Year, with Richard Fegley, Larry Dale Gordon and Alexas Urba) Monica Tidwell: November 1973 Nancy Cameron: January 1974 Marilyn Lange: May 1974 Jeane Manson: August 1974 Marilyn Lange: June 1975 (Playmate of Year) Lillian Müller: August 1975 Jill De Vries: October 1975 Laura Lyons: February 1976 Kathryn Morrison: May 1978 Candy Loving: January 1979 Louann Fernald: June 1979 Playboy covers Barbi Benton: July 1969 Shay Knuth: September 1969 Jean Bell, Lorrie Menconi, Kathy MacDonald, Shay Knuth, Leslie Bianchini: January 1970 (with Don Klumpp, Bill Figge, David Chan, Mario Casilli) Jaime Lyn Bauer: February 1970 Barbi Benton: March 1970 Phyllis Babila: May 1970 Mary and Madeleine Collinson: October 1970 Crystal Smith: November 1970 Mary and Madeleine Collinson, Jennifer Liano, Debbie Ellison, Sharon Clark: January 1971 (with Pompeo Posar, Bill Figge and Edward DeLong) Christy Miller: August 1971 Crystal Smith: September 1971 Debbie Hanlon: November 1971 Rosie Holotik: April 1972 Crystal Smith: September 1972 Mercy Rooney: March 1973 Marilyn Cole: June 1973 Karen Christy: February 1974 Ester Cordet, Bebe Buell, Marilyn Lange, Francine Parks, Nancy Cameron and Kristine Hanson: January 1975 (with Richard Fegley, Mario Casilli, David Chan) Marilyn Lange: June 1975 Jill De Vries: February 1976 Lisa Sohm: April 1977 Playmate pictorials Shay Knuth: September 1969 Jennifer Liano: May 1970 Madeleine Collinson and Mary Collinson: October 1970 Avis Miller: November 1970 Carol Imhof: December 1970 Crystal Smith: September 1971 Ellen Michaels: March 1972 Lenna Sjööblom: November 1972 Monica Tidwell: November 1973 (with Bill Frantz) Nancy Cameron: January 1974 Marilyn Lange: May 1974 Jeane Manson: August 1974 Lillian Müller: August 1975 (with Suze Randall) Jill De Vries: October 1975 Laura Lyons: February 1976 (with Mario Casilli) Kathryn Morrison: May 1978 (with Phillip Dixon) Candy Loving: January 1979 Louann Fernald: June 1979 Books Christina series A