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.

Charles Jundt
Born1880 (1880)
Died1945 (aged 64–65)
NationalityGerman
CitizenshipAmerican
OccupationCoiffeur
EmployerRitz-Carlton
SpouseAnna

Biography edit

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.[1]

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]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Bennett, James (4 December 2017). "Cosmetics and Skin: Charles of the Ritz". www.cosmeticsandskin.com. Archived from the original on 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  2. ^ "Milestones, Apr. 4, 1932". Time. April 4, 1932. Archived from the original on 2010-10-27.