Kenneth Battelle, aka Mr. Kenneth, was a one-man glam squad a half-century ago, cutting the hair of two women who were closely linked with President John F. Kennedy: first lady Jacqueline and Marilyn Monroe
Kenneth Battelle styled Marilyn Monroe’s hair before a March 1959 press event for 'Some Like It Hot' in Chicago.
Kenneth Battelle, aka Mr. Kenneth, also snipped the locks of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Judy Garland, Audrey Hepburn, Katharine Hepburn and Lucille Ball. ."Hairdressing may never be considered a profession, but it is so much more than a trade," Battelle said in a 1961However, it was custom-made, extra-large Lucite rollers that gave Jackie Kennedy the signature bouffant style thatBattelle connected with Monroe just after she filmed 1959's. She believed, he said, that "her hair was falling out from over-bleaching and over-perming.
He did the actress' coif for JFK's 45th birthday party in 1962 at Madison Square Garden, where she sexily sang, "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" — a bit awkward with Mrs. Kennedy in attendance.This story first appeared in the Sept. 25 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine,
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