Mr. Kenneth | |
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 Kenneth at work in 1962 | |
| Born | Kenneth Everette Battelle April 19, 1927[1] |
| Died | May 12, 2013 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Hairdresser |
Kenneth Everette Battelle (April 19, 1927 – May 12, 2013), more usually known as Mr. Kenneth,[2] was an American hairdresser from the 1950s until his death.[3] Sometimes described as the world's first celebrity hairdresser,[4] Kenneth achieved international fame for creating Jacqueline Kennedy's bouffant in 1961.[5] He counted Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, and many of America's most high-profile socialites such as Brooke Astor and Happy Rockefeller among his clients.[4] In 1961 he became the first, and only, hairdresser to win a Coty Award.[6]
- ^ Holmes, Mary Burt (April 20, 1961). "Hairdresser Counts the Famous Among His Clients; Kenneth Is Called One of Best Stylists in New York Ability to 'Handle' Hair Brings Praise of Fashion Editor". New York Times. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
He is Kenneth of Lilly Dache, who celebrated his thirty-fourth birthday yesterday
- ^ Dullea, Georgia (May 17, 1990). "Fire Destroys the Fashionable Kenneth Salon". The New York Times. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- ^ Amory, Cleveland and Blackwell, Amory, Cleveland and Earl (1973). Celebrity Register, Volume 3. New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 268.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Reed, Paula (2012). Fifty Fashion Looks that Changed the 1960s. Design Museum, London: Hachette UK. ISBN 978-1840916171.
- ^ Wong, Aliza Z. (2010). Julie Willett (ed.). The American beauty industry encyclopedia: Hairstylists, Celebrity. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Greenwood. pp. 151–154. ISBN 9780313359491.
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