‘A true icon of the hair industry’: celebrity hairstylist John Frieda dies aged 75
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Summary
Celebrity hairstylist and entrepreneur John Frieda has died at 75, his salon announced. He created the “Purdey” hairstyle for Joanna Lumley and developed the Frizz Ease and Sheer Blonde hair-care lines.Key Facts
- Frieda was born Alan Howard Frieda in Kenton, Middlesex, and began his career at London’s House of Leonard salon.
- He opened his first salon in 1976 and created Joanna Lumley’s “Purdey” hairstyle for The New Avengers that year.
- Frieda launched Frizz Ease in 1988 and Sheer Blonde in 1998, working with hair-care executive Gail Federici.
- He styled celebrities including Twiggy, Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Madonna, Nicole Kidman and Diana, Princess of Wales.
- Frieda sold his hair-care company to Japan’s Kao in 2002 in a deal valued at $450 million and kept five salons.
- He was married to singer Lulu from 1977; they had one child. He later married Avery Agnelli, with whom he had two children.
- The cause of death has not been made public.
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