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The story of Manson Family victim Jay Sebring
The nephew of hairstylist Jay Sebring, one of the victims of the Manson Family Murders, is releasing a new documentary about his uncle.
“Jay Sebring: Cutting to the Truth” will be released tomorrow, September 22nd, 2020 on various streaming services. It was directed by Sebring’s nephew, Anthony DiMaria. DiMaria had few recollections of his late uncle, murdered when he was just three years old and yet the legacy of the murder has lived with him and his family since August 1969.
I thought I’d use this opportunity to tell you a little bit about Jay Sebring.
Jay Sebring was born Thomas John Kummer in October 1933 in Birmingham, Alabama. One of four children born to a quiet accountant and his wife, the family relocated to the suburbs of Detroit when Jay was a child. There, the boy grew fond of cars and racing. After high school, he joined the Navy and served four years including the Korean War Conflict. Following his service, he moved to Los Angeles and changed his name (‘Sebring’ was homage to the racing circuit). In L.A., Jay enrolled in beauty school.
He became a licensed stylist and opened his first shop, on Fairfax in Hollywood. Jay Sebring was not just a barber or even a men’s hairdresser — he actually invented a new way to…
