Vidal Sassoon
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British hair stylist who built a high-fashion empire.
He worked as a messenger and played football.
He was credited with creating the wedge-bob or Bauhaus-inspired hairstyle.
His wife Ronnie Sassoon was a Procter & Gamble executive. He had four children named Catya, Eden, David and Elan.
He was born in West London, England, in a town called Hammersmith, while celebrated musician Adele was born north of London in Tottenham.