Vidal Sassoon: Celebrity Hairstylist Dies at 84

Vidal Sassoon was a British hairstylist and businessman. Born on January 17, 1928, in London, he spent part of his childhood in an orphanage.

He revolutionized women's hairstyling in the 1960s with geometric cuts such as the bob and the five-point cut. He opened salons worldwide and launched a line of hair care products. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2009.

He was also an active campaigner against antisemitism and fought in Israel's 1948 war. Sassoon died of leukemia at his home in Los Angeles on May 9, 2012, at age 84.

Achievements: CBE (2009), created the geometric bob.

Birth: January 17, 1928 - London, England.

Profession: Hairstylist.

Interesting Facts: He grew up partly in an orphanage.