- Born
- Died
- Birth nameKenneth Everette Battelle
- Nickname
- Secretary of Grooming
- Mr. Kenneth was born on April 19, 1927 in Syracuse, New York, USA. He is known for Valley of the Dolls (1967), Gaily, Gaily (1969) and Here's Edie (1963). He died on May 12, 2013 in Wappingers Falls, New York, USA.
- Hairdresser to the stars. His clientele of grandes dames and celebrities included, over the years, Gloria Vanderbilt, Jacqueline Kennedy, Brooke Astor, Lauren Bacall, Katharine Graham, Pamela Harriman, Bunny Mellon, Diana Vreeland, Jayne Wrightsman, Drue Heinz, Babe Paley, Rosalind Russell, Hedda Hopper, Lucille Ball, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Garland, and Marilyn Monroe.
- In 1961, he became the first and only hairdresser to receive the Coty American Fashion Critics' Award, given from 1943 to 1984.
- Father worked for a shoe company and left the family when Kenneth was 12.
- Served in the United States Navy during World War II.
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