Charles Jundt Explained

Charles Jundt
Birth Place:Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire
Nationality:German
Citizenship:American
Occupation:Coiffeur
Employer:Ritz-Carlton
Spouse:Anna

Charles Jundt (1880 in Alsace-Lorraine 1945)[1] was a New York City coiffeur who founded the Charles of the Ritz line of cosmetics products.

Biography

Jundt came to New York in 1916 via Paris and London and took over the beauty salon of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. He became an American citizen in 1921. By 1926, he was marketing beauty products under the name Charles of the Ritz. He had a wife, Anna, and a daughter, Ethel.

In 1932, Adeita de Beaumont Fisher, the estranged wife of cartoonist Bud Fisher, was awarded $5,000 damages after Jundt burned Fisher's ear while styling her hair.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bennett. James. 4 December 2017. Cosmetics and Skin: Charles of the Ritz. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170606110808/http://cosmeticsandskin.com/companies/charles-ritz.php . 2017-06-06 . 2020-07-02. www.cosmeticsandskin.com.
  2. April 4, 1932. Milestones, Apr. 4, 1932. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101027093500/https://time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,743473,00.html. 2010-10-27. Time.