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4 August 1895. Livorno, Tuscany, Italy. Died. 6 February 1945 (aged 49) Paris, France. Other names. Annetta Gassion Annetta Giovanna Margherita Maillard. Occupations. Cabaret singer. equestrian. tightrope artist. Known for. Mother of Édith Piaf. Spouse. Louis Alphonse Gassion (m. 1914, div. 1929) Children. 2; including Édith Piaf. Parent (s)
(November 2022) Line Marsa died of a drug overdose in Paris on 6 February 1945. She is not buried with her Piaf at Père Lachaise Cemetery, unlike Louis-Alphonse Gassion but in parisian cemetery of Thiais. In popular culture. Marsa was portrayed by Clotilde Courau in Olivier Dahan 's 2007 Piaf biopic, La vie en rose .
Biographie. Annetta Maillard, dite Jacqueline ou Line Marsa, est une chanteuse française, née le 4 août 1895 à Livourne en Italie et morte le 6 février 1945 à Paris 1. Annetta Maillard est la mère d' Édith Piaf .
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Marsa was a singer, circus performer and equestrian. Her stage name, Line Marsa, was inspired by La Marsa, a port in Tunisia, according to her son Herbert. Although said to have a voice similar to her daughter's, she never achieved any success. On 4 September 1914, she married Louis Alphonse Gassion, a circus contortionist.
singer Line Marsa , Edith Piaf 's mother who left her daughter for... News Photo - Getty Images. Singer Line Marsa (real name Annetta Giovanna Maillard), Edith Piaf 's mother who left her daughter for career in Constantinople in 1918.
At its peak, Le Monocle was considered a luxurious club where "fashionable" women could dance, talk, and kiss without fearing judgment or persecution. Regarded as a popular venue for lesbians in Paris during the 1920s and 1930s, its reputation as a safe space for women was well-known. There were often long queues to enter the club, which ...
