Joshua Galvin
British hairdresser
About Joshua Galvin
Lived 1938 – 2011 (aged 72–73). Joshua Galvin was a hairdresser.
Joshua Galvin (1938 – 2011) was an English hairdresser and educator.
He became one of Vidal Sassoon’s top London stylists in the swinging 60s, and was Judy Garland’s personal hairdresser in New York.
He had five training academies in London and Essex, earning the unofficial title, "the father of modern hairdressing training," and sat on the council of the Fellowship for British Hairdressing.
Galvin was awarded an honorary fellowship by the University of the Arts London in 2007. His younger brother, Daniel Galvin, is also a prominent hair stylist.
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Who was Joshua Galvin?
British hairdresser
When was Joshua Galvin born?
Joshua Galvin was born in 1938.
When did Joshua Galvin die?
Joshua Galvin died in 2011.
What was Joshua Galvin's occupation?
Joshua Galvin was a hairdresser.
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