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Edith Piaf

Edith PiafAKA Édith Giovanna Gassion

Born: 19-Dec-1915
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 11-Oct-1963
Location of death: Cannes, France
Cause of death: Cancer - unspecified
Remains: Buried, Cimetire du Pre Lachaise, Paris, France

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Singer

Nationality: France
Executive summary: Internationally-renowned French chanteuse

Father: Louis Alphonse Gassion
Mother: Anetta Giovanna Maillard
Boyfriend: Louis Dupont
Daughter: Marcelle (b. 1933, d. 1935)
Boyfriend: Marcel Cerdan (boxer, d. 1949)
Husband: Jacques Pills (musician, m. 1952, div. 1956)
Husband: Théo Sarapo (actor/musician, m. 1962)

    Edith Piaf
    Grammy Hall of Fame Award (1998)
    Berber Ancestry
    Risk Factors: Blindness, Morphine, Alcoholism

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    French Cancan (27-Dec-1954)
    Royal Affairs in Versailles (9-Mar-1954)
    toile sans lumire (3-Apr-1946) · Madeleine






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