Bob Guccione: 1930-2010

Danielle Deneux, Penthouse "Pet of the Year," poses with publisher Bob Guccione at a poolside party in his townhouse in New York on Sept. 30, 1981. Guccione, who erected an erotic corporate empire after founding Penthouse magazine only to see it crumble into bankruptcy, died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010. He was 79.

Penthouse Magazine Founder Bob Guccione Dead

Penthouse magazine publisher Bob Guccione poses in his New York mansion on May 14, 1982.

Penthouse Magazine Founder Bob Guccione Dead

Bob Guccione, publisher of Penthouse magazine, is shown in this 1972 photo.

Penthouse Magazine Founder Bob Guccione Dead

"Penthouse" publisher and founder Bob Guccione holds up his magazine, Penthouse, and Playboy magazine at a news conference announcing his anti-censorship campaign at Penthouse magazine offices in New York on June 4, 1986.

Penthouse Magazine Founder Bob Guccione Dead

Bob Guccione is shown in a June 1, 1994, photo.

Penthouse Magazine Founder Bob Guccione Dead

"Penthouse" magazine publisher Bob Guccione leaves federal court in New York on May 14, 2002.

Penthouse Magazine Founder Bob Guccione Dead