Margaret Vinci Heldt, R. I. P.

Chicago Sun-Times: If there’s any truth to “The higher the hair, the closer to God,” then Margaret Vinci Heldt was a high priestess. Without Mrs. Heldt — the Chicago beautician who invented the beehive hairdo in 1960 — Marge Simpson would be a lot shorter. Not to mention the B-52s, Brigitte Bardot and the Ronettes.  

Hat tip to Deb.