Thomas John Kummer

 Thomas John Kummer, known as Jay Sebring (October 10, 1933 – August 9, 1969),

He was a celebrity hair stylist, and the founder of the hairstyling corporation Sebring International. After graduating from Southfield High School (Michigan) in 1951, Sebring joined the Navy for four years, and during this time served in the Korean War. He then moved to Los Angeles, where he adopted the name Jay Sebring: Jay, after the first initial of his middle name, and Sebring after the famous Florida car race. In Los Angeles, he graduated from beauty school and promptly "invented a whole new way of cutting men's hair". His innovations including shampooing men's hair before styling it, cutting their hair with scissors instead of clippers, and using blow dryers, which were popular in Europe but not well known in the United States. His hair styling clients included Warren Beatty and Steve McQueen. He flew to Las Vegas every three weeks to cut the hair of Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr.. His business, Sebring International, was flourishing by the late 1960s, with profitable salons in West Hollywood, New York City and London. Although not seeking an acting career himself, Sebring made a cameo appearance in the December 1966 episode of the TV show Batman, playing a character based on himself called Mr. Oceanbring. Sebring had been married from 1960 until getting divorced in 1963. He then had a romantic relationship from Sharon Tate from 1964 until 1966, and remained friends after the end of their romance.

In early May 1969, Sebring opened a new salon at 629 Commercial Street in San Francisco and a champagne reception followed. Guests included Abigail Folger and her mother, Ines, as well as Paul Newman and his wife, Joanne Woodward. Sebring was murdered along with Tate, Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, and Steve Parent on August 9, 1969 at Tate's home. He was shot and stabbed several times by Manson follower Tex Watson, and died from the massive loss of blood. Sebring is buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Southfield, Michigan. Steve McQueen gave the eulogy at Sebring's funeral.