Leigh Jones attends a cocktail party at Dennis Basso in 2005. (Anthony Robert La Penna/for the Chicago Tribune)

Leigh Jones, hairstylist for stars such as Oprah, dies at 81

Prominent Chicago hairstylist Leigh Jones was responsible for producing the coiffures of numerous celebrities. Over more than six decades, Jones counted Oprah Winfrey, Lena Horne, Heather Bilandic, Natalie Cole, Marlo Thomas, Barbara Eden, Deborah Norville and Essee Kupcinet among his clients. He also was a commercial hairstylist for hair products companies such as Johnson Products,…

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