Sassoon
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Siegfried ( Lorraine ). 1886–1967, British poet and novelist, best known for his poems of the horrors of war collected in Counterattack (1918) and Satirical Poems (1926). He also wrote a semi-fictitious autobiographical trilogy The Memoirs of George Sherston (1928–36)
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Vidal. 1928–2012, British hair stylist: founder and chairman of Vidal Sassoon Inc
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You say you want a revolution — and historian Sassoon says: Consider your predecessors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2025
Sassoon and six other other high-level Justice officials resigned over the controversy, saying there was no legal justification to dismiss Adams' case.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2025
In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Sassoon characterized Bove’s proposed resolution of the case as an improper “bargain.”
From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2025
Ed Whelan called the resignation of Danielle Sassoon, acting U.S. attorney in New York, “an act of courage and integrity” in a social media post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2025
I knew, as did my mother and the other ladies, that to “put on her face” every morning it took Sophie Sassoon no less than one hour and forty-five minutes.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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