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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)
Career. 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 that of Piaf, she had no success as a singer. Personal life.
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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.
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3315 x 2835 px (11.05 x 9.45 in) - 300 dpi - 2 MB. singer Line Marsa , Edith Piaf 's mother who left her daughter for career in Constantinople in 1918 Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images.
Mar 17, 2020 · Annetta Maillard, mother of French singer Édith Piaf, was a French circus artist and singer, known under the stage name of "Line Marsa". Of French descent on her father's side and of Italian and Berber origin on her mother's.
Apr 2, 2014 · Her mother, Annetta Giovanna Maillard, was a cafe singer of Moroccan Berber descent who performed under the name “Line Marsa.” Piaf’s father, Louis-Alphonse Gassion, was a highly skilled ...
