Line Marsa
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Annetta Giovanna Gassion (née Maillard; 4 August 1895 in Livorno – 6 February 1945 in Paris) was best known as the mother of internationally renowned singer Édith Piaf, considered France's national chanteuse.
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Born | Annetta Giovanna Maillard 4 August 1895 |
Died | 6 February 1945(1945-02-06) (aged 49) |
Other names | Annetta Gassion Annetta Giovanna Margherita Maillard |
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Known for | Mother of Édith Piaf |
Spouse | Louis Alphonse Gassion (m. 1914, div. 1929) |
Children | 2; including Édith Piaf |
Parent(s) | Auguste Eugène Maillard Emma Saïd Ben Mohamed |
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Gassion was professionally billed under stage name Line Marsa; she was a cabaret singer and circus performer, as an equestrian and tightrope artist.