Celebrity hairstylist John Frieda, creator of Frizz Ease, dies at 75

British celebrity hairstylist John Frieda, the founder of the Frizz Ease hair care brand, has died at age 75, according to a statement posted to his Instagram account on Tuesday. The statement said he passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family. NewsNation reported that the announcement came from the official John Frieda US Instagram account and gave the date of death as Nov. 3.

The statement called Frieda a mentor and an icon of the hair industry who taught his team everything, and said his legacy would live on in them. Frieda was born in 1951 in London, where his father owned a west London salon. He told The Standard in 2012 that his father wanted him to become a doctor, but he chose hair to avoid studying. He rose through the London hairstyling scene and styled models for Vogue shoots. He opened his first salon in London more than 30 years ago, then added branches in Los Angeles and New York City. In the 1990s he launched Frizz Ease with a serum meant to tame frizzy hair. His clients included Princess Diana, Madonna, Jackie Kennedy Onassis, The Beatles, Sarah Jessica Parker and Scarlett Johansson.

The right-leaning Washington Times is the briefest, running a headline calling Frieda an iconic hair stylist and a one-line excerpt saying the British celebrity hairstylist died Tuesday at 75. It gives no cause, family detail or career history in the portion provided. The left-leaning NBC News gives the fullest account, quoting the Instagram statement at length and listing his famous clients, his early life, his salons and the Frizz Ease launch. Both sides agree on his age, nationality and Tuesday announcement, and neither mentions a cause of death. NBC News uses a plain headline, while the Washington Times uses the word iconic. The alternative outlet NewsNation largely matches the others, adding only the Nov. 3 date and the account that made the announcement.