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Vidal Sassoon
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OverviewAI-generated
Vidal Sassoon was a male British-American businessperson, autobiographer, fashion designer, and hairdresser. Born in 1928, he held citizenship in the United Kingdom and the United States. He served in the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Palestine war. His professional recognition included receiving the Commander of the Order of the British Empire and the Order of the British Empire.
Sassoon was married to Beverly Adams and had four children, including Catya Sassoon. He was also in an unmarried partnership with Judy Carne. He spoke English. He passed away from leukemia due to natural causes in Los Angeles, Bel Air, in 2012. His notable work includes the Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism.
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Film & TV
Known for
- Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth — Self2020
- Vidal Sassoon: The Movie — Self2010
- The Michael Ball Show — Self2010
- Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up — Self2002
- Jazz Seen — Self2001
- The Best of Max Headroom — Self1987
- The Max Headroom Show — Self1985
- One Pair Of Eyes - Who Are The Cockneys Now? — Self1968
- Dolly Story1968
- The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest1968
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1928-01-17 ) 17 January 1928, Hammersmith , London, England
- Died
- 9 May 2012 (2012-05-09) (aged 84), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom United States (from 1972)
- Occupations
- Hairstylist businessman
- Notable work
- five-point cut
- Children
- 4, including Catya and Eden
- Website
- sassoon .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Hammersmith
- Place of death
- Bel Air
- Spouse
- Beverly Adams
- Child
- Catya Sassoon
- Occupation
- hairdresser
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 1948 Palestine war
- Military branch
- Israel Defense Forces
- Official website
- sassoon.com
- Image
- 6.6.06VidalSassoon.jpg
- Number of children
- 4
Show 8 more facts
- Commons category
- Vidal Sassoon
- cause of death
- leukemia
- date of birth
- 1928-01-17
- date of death
- 2012-05-09
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Vidal Sassoon
- birth name
- Vidal Sassoon
- unmarried partner
- Judy Carne
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Encyclopedic overview
Vidal Sassoon (17 January 1928 – 9 May 2012) was a British hairstylist and businessman. He was noted for repopularising a simple, close-cut geometric hairstyle called the five-point cut, worn by fashion designers including Mary Quant and film stars such as Mia Farrow, Goldie Hawn, Cameron Diaz, Nastassja Kinski and Helen Mirren.
His early life was one of extreme poverty, with seven years of his childhood spent in an orphanage. He quit school at age 14, soon holding various jobs in London during World War II. Although he hoped to become a professional football player, he became an apprentice hairdresser at the suggestion of his mother.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vidal Sassoon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.