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I came home after a year and although my profession was only hairdressing, I knew I could change it.

Vidal Sassoon

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Vidal Sassoon
Age: 84 †
Born: 1928
Born: January 17
Died: 2012
Died: May 9
Autobiographer
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Fashion Designer
Hairdresser
London
England
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