Talk:Vidal Sassoon

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[edit] The Sassoons

Is Vidal Sassoon any relation to Siegfried Sassoon? SigPig 18:53, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

No he is not. Vidal was a Greek/Ukrainian Jew, and not a descendant of the Sassoon family that Siegfried was part of.

Are you sure? The article on David Sassoon says: "All the Sassoons of Europe are said to be descendants of David Sassoon", and Seigfried was certainly of the same family as David.Cravenmonket 00:04, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

I don't know about Mr. Sassoon's father's lineage in particular, but I do know that the Sassoon family, descended from David Sassoon, did spread throughout the Mediterranean and Near East, and not all of his sons went with him to Britain, so it is conceivable that a branch settled in Greece. Felgerkarb 13:47, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

Vidal is of Iraqi descent, because the Sassons are Baghdadi Jews that originate from Iraq, thats to the retard that keeps on editing it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.66.10.125 (talk) 15:55, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Please watch your language or you'll be blocked. Firstly, Iraq is a modern creation, so he cannot be said to be of Iraqi origin. Secondly, until you find a reliable source that links his father to Baghdad that cannot be added. Gustav von Humpelschmumpel (talk) 17:38, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] influential hairdressers

"one of the most influential hairdressers of the mid-1960s" - in what sense are hairdressers influential? Adam

They're influential in setting fashion trends, which reflect the times people are living in. Roaming27 05:47, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] author details

I added "He has authored several books, including A Year of Beauty and Health co-written with his former wife, Beverly Sassoon." because I read the book way back in about 1977. Roaming27 07:06, 1 October 2006 (UTC)