I first met Eric in 1996 right after he published his book “The Private Diary of my Life With Lana”, which is all about the wonderful friendship he and Lana Turner shared for over 24 years.  He was her escort, hairstylist and confidante.  I have read the book and its great, and it still can be purchased on Amazon.com.  

Following her death, he kept a promise she had asked him to make and that was to tell her story, all of it, which you will find in the above book.

I met Eric because I had read a full page article about him in the Press Enterprise he had just published a book on Lana Turner called “The Private Diary of My life With Lana”. I tracked him down and contacted him to do a book signing to benefit a Non Profit that I was involved in for handicapped youth games.  He was very gracious and said yes. He showed up at my Clubhouse in Menifee on a Saturday afternoon, which was packed as every one of the seniors attending knew about Lana Turner.

He signed all the books and shared his story with the hundreds of seniors that were there. All the guests attending just loved him, and we made lots of money for the charity.  Remember the POWER is in the ASKING, I did not know Eric but I knew that he was the right person to help us with the cause and that’s why I tracked him down and ASKED him to donate his time. I called his publisher many times and sent him faxed photos of the kids and finally he agreed to donate all the books free. Every book sold was a profit benefiting the Handicapped games held in Perris, CA.  My good friends Fannie & Sam Green ran that event for years, they now live in Texas, and Fannie also became a great friend of Eric’s as well.

Since that meeting Eric and I have remained longtime friends and he invited me to many book signings and some celebrity events where he introduced me to many celebrities that he knew. It was always so much fun and many of my friends also were able to attend with us.

I also contacted him another time over the years to be a judge for a Hat contest I was doing for a Nafe Spring Fling event in San Pedro. CA, and he again said yes. Everyone loved him being there as he has such a magnificent personality and loves people. They in turn are instantly connected to him. In fact Menifee resident Sue Lopez was one of the hat contest winners and many other Menifee residents were also at the Nafe event in San Pedro.

He is known as a legendary hairdresser and has over the years been hairdresser to many stars in addition to Lana Turner, (he created the style and color, that made Lana so beautiful) some of his many celebrity clients over the years were: Betty Grable, Janis Paige, Lee Remick, Natalie Wood, Veronica Lake, Lana Clarkson, Gary Grant, Mae West, Bette Davis, Susan Hayward, Elvis Presley, Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Sharon Tate, John Wayne, Dorothy Stratton, John F Kennedy, Rita Hayward, Joan Crawford and more. Eric was presented the 2004 Golden Knight Excalibur Award recognizing him as a legendary hairdresser to the stars, he has also been presented many other prestigious awards over the years.

Prior to coming to California Eric had successful Salons in Chicago and Palm Beach Florida with many clients who flew in from all over the world to have him use his magic in color, cut and style that always left them looking amazing.  For many years in addition to his Beverly Hills Studios, he had a Salon in Hemet. CA, which he sold several years ago, as he needed the time to work on some projects. He has been very busy collaborating on a documentary film on his life. Recently he decided to start coming to Menifee once a month to take care of long time clients but more and more people want his creative services. So he has decided to take on more clientele and come to Sun City 3 Mondays a month where he will only take 5 clients each time and one weekend where he will continue to make his long time customers and new customers look beautiful. These additional days will give our local residents an opportunity to have Eric do their hair. He is a good friend of a local Hair Salon owner who has made space available to him at her Salon in Sun City. I guarantee if you meet Eric and have him color, cut and style your  hair everyone will tell you how great you look as he is a master in making women beautiful and a style that fits their facial color and personality.

He has an incredible talent and he loves to make everyone look fabulous and beautiful. Spending time with Eric to get your hair done is so much fun as he is so full of great stories and is a person with a great heart and soul in addition to great talent.

To book an appointment with Eric, Call Lucy who will give you the dates and times available she can be reached at 951-306-9443 that is her cell, she works hand and hand with Eric and his customers.

There are some amazing U Tube videos on Eric and his life with Lana if you want to know more about his exciting life and the celebrities he knew go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnsGkwiVYEI

And part 2    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59gzJTtTBBc

I am so happy to call Eric my long time friend and my personal hairstylist.  He makes my hair look amazing, and it’s so easy for me to keep in between visits .I always get so many compliments from the moment he started doing my hair. He can do the same for you, so call Lucy today and book your appointment 951-306-9443.  You can also reach Eric Root at 951-265-3394.