He lists the names - Liza, Cher, Dolly, Lucy. Freddie Bawgus of Johnson City, Tenn., has been a hairstylist for the stars and has signed pictures from them in the Johnson City shop where he now works.
"Thanks, kid," says one from the late Lucille Ball. Bawgus was her hairdresser for nearly nine years and did her hair for the last photo taken of the famous red-haired entertainer.Bawgus met Ball and other stars when he worked at Universal Studios in the hair and makeup department.
Recently, he returned to his hometown because his mother is ill.
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Dolly Parton carries at least 150 wigs, most valued at $1,500, with her, according to Bawgus. He did Liza Minnelli's hair in Detroit when she was touring with Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr.