Some of the most influential and famous women in the world like Marilyn Monroe, Lucille Ball, Joan Rivers, Judy Garland, Audrey Hepburn and Jacqueline Kennedy all relied on one man to do their hair and make them feel beautiful — Kenneth. Although his full name was Kenneth Battelle, he was known as just Kenneth to his legions of fans. He died in his home in Wappingers Falls, New York, on May 12, according to The New York Times.

Kenneth Battelle Dead — Hairdresser To The Stars Dies At Age 86

In 1961, Vogue magazine said “almost every famous female head in the world has gone or will go” to see Kenneth and his magic hands. According to The New York Times, Lucille Ball referred to him as “God.” He loved the romantic look of hair, and used rollers to create pretty waves.

Jackie Kennedy frequently visited Kenneth’s New York City salon on Fifth Avenue, “where she was always ushered into a private area and treated,” another salon regular tells PEOPLE magazine.

Kenneth was born in Syracuse, New York on April 19, 1927. Against his mother’s will, he went to beauty school. In 1950, he moved to New York with $9 in his pocket and the rest is history.

He styled Marilyn for President Kennedy’s 45th birthday party, where she famously sang to him: “Happy Birthday, Mr. President.” He also did Jackie’s hair right before she went to Dallas with her husband in 1963, where he was assassinated.

Our thoughts are with his family and friends during this difficult time.

Are you a fan of Kenneth’s work, HollywoodLifers?

Michelle Williams not only sounded like the breathy Marilyn Monroe in My Week with Marilyn, she looked just like the late Hollywood star. Michelle is GQ‘s February cover girl and she talks in depth about what it was like raising her daughter Matilda, 6, as a single mom after on and off love Heath Ledger unexpectedly died of a drug overdose in 2008.

When she is asked how she heard what had happened to Ledger — she was in Sweden at the time, making a sad film called Mammoth — she quickly, and  firmly shakes her head. After it happened, she had to do a final week’s shooting in New York. “It was horrible.” Following that, she was also committed to appearing in Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island. “I don’t remember most of it,” she says. “I’ve got a lot of holes.” Once the film was completed, she wondered whether she would ever want to work again. Or whether she would just stop.

“That seemed like a really smart idea,” she says.

The media attention after Ledger’s death was almost as hard to cope with as her lovers death, she said. “You just want to be able to walk out of your house and turn your face to the sun and stumble down a corner where you have some memory, and you’re not really allowed any of that.”

Michelle says the paparazzi followed her every second of the day after Heath died, and it made her feel “trapped.”

“It was making me crazy,” Michelle says of the constant media attention. “I felt like I was going crazy. It was too much—trying to deal with what had happened and trying to deal with what was at our doorstep. I just felt trapped. And it’s not just me—there’s somebody else who I’m trying to protect, and I can’t. I can’t make it stop, I can’t make it go away. Trying to find ways to explain it or shield [Matilda] from it. It’s like you’re trying to go about your life, and make dinner … but the roof is off of your house, and the walls are falling down.”

The Golden Globe winner tell GQ that it wasn’t just friends and family that helped her get through such a difficult time.

“I mean, it sounds so silly, but a just-right cup of tea,” she says. “I spent a lot of time taking baths. A lot of tea and baths—double warm.”

— Chloe Melas

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Lindsay Lohan is always in the headlines, but she made positive waves recently by agreeing to do a classy Playboy shoot. Now the pics have leaked, and we have our first look of Lindsay in all of her glory!

Lindsay, 25, evokes Marilyn Monroe in this hot spread, and she looks like a classic pinup. You can see the pics via Holy Moly, and they are as revealing as we had hoped! Hopefully she can use the momentum from these high-profile pics to get her career back on track and stay out of jail!

What do YOU think, HollywoodLifers — does Lindsay look sexier than ever?

– William Earl

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The upcoming film hits theaters Nov. 4 and the trailer has us so excited to see Michelle play the gorgeous pinup model and actress — do you think she embodies Marilyn?

Michelle Williams looks stunning as Marilyn Monroe in the upcoming Simon Curtis flick My Week With Marilyn. The film centers around one week in which Marilyn was escorted around Britain by author Colin Clark, while her husband Arthur Miller was out of the country.

In the trailer Michelle looks just like Marilyn and sounds like her too! Check out the trailer and tell us what you think!

— Chloe Melas

Like Marilyn Monroe, Michelle Williams has suffered heartbreak and tragedy throughout her 31 years of life — which is why having Michelle play Marilyn in the upcoming film My Week With Marilyn was the perfect choice. Michelle tells Vogue that when her ex and father of her 5-year-old daughter Matilda tragically and unexpectedly died she felt like she and her daughter “didn’t have anything.” Find out why that’s all changed.

“Three years ago, it felt like we didn’t have anything, and now my life — our life—has kind of repaired itself,” she says. “[Heath's death] changed how I see the world and how I interact on a daily basis. It’s changed the parent I am. It’s changed the friend I am. It’s changed the kind of work that I really want to do. It’s become the lens through which I see life–that it’s all impermanent.”

Michelle says her maturity is reflective in her recent roles such as her intensely emotional role as a Ryan Gosling‘s wife Cindy Periera in Blue Valentine. Michelle says her decision to play in Marilyn in director Simon Curtis‘ upcoming film was not an easy one — but she had to do it.

“As soon as I finished the script, I knew that I wanted to do it, and then I spent six months trying to talk myself out of it,” she says. “But I always knew that I never really had a choice. I’ve started to believe that you get the piece of material that you were ready for. I feel like something has changed for me, but it’s a new change, so it’s going to be hard for me to describe. Maybe it has something to do with turning 30. I don’t feel as shy or nervous or self-conscious. I have more confidence that I can handle what life brings me. I don’t feel scared to have an idea and express it. I feel giddy about it because it’s a complete transformation. It’s like I’ve found my voice.”

Check out the film when it hits theaters Nov. 4!

— Chloe Melas

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Even after Marilyn Monroe’s untimely death almost 50 years ago, she still has fans who copy her signature style. Many of these admirers are popular actresses and singers who have paid tribute to their favorite legend by dressing up like her! Check out pictures of Michelle Williams, Taylor Swift, Rachel McAdams and Dianna Agron pulling off the sex symbol’s style and vote for which star looks most like the icon.

Taylor did her best imitation of Marilyn a-la Seven Year Itch at the 2011 Teen Choice Awards, by wearing a similar white halter pleated dress and topped off her makeup with lush lashes and red tinted lips.

At a Late Night with David Letterman appearance, Dianna pulled off the look by pairing her blonde wavy hair with raspberry lips.

Rachel channeled the icon at the Midnight in Paris premiere wearing ample blonde curls, bright lips and even a couple of beauty marks!

Most recently, Michelle nailed the old Hollywood star’s glamourous look on the cover of Vogue‘s October issue. She paired her voluminous blonde hair with lots of mascara and ruby red lips.

Who do you think has the best Marilyn hair and makeup, HollywoodLifers?

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