Charles Laufer, Founder of Tiger Beat, Dies at 87
Charles Laufer, the founder of Tiger Beat, died April 5 in California at the age of 87.
The New York Times writes that Laufer began as a high school teacher in 1955, and no doubt felt his young female students needed more distractions than just the cutest boy in school, so began a magazine that featured the cutest boys in school on a global level.
Tiger Beat, which Laufer started in 1965, is well-known for its glossy pictures, tucked-in posters, and somewhat innocent depiction of girls’ celebrity crushes, e.g.,
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