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During the late '20s my father left us. My mother was in a complete hole with no money, and we were evicted.

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Vidal Sassoon
Age: 84 †
Born: 1928
Born: January 17
Died: 2012
Died: May 9
Autobiographer
Businessperson
Fashion Designer
Hairdresser
London
England
Evicted
Money
Hole
Holes
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Father
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Mother

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