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Thursday, October 9, 2008

Edith Piaf

Edith Piaf pioneered the way for tragic drug-addicted female singers everywhere. Raised for a time by her brothel-owning grandmother, she was later linked to the mob and accused of involvement in the murder of her manager.

Her time singing for German officers during WWII attracted some criticism, but she is believed to have helped at least one Jewish person escape Nazi persecution. She battled morphine addiction, but died of liver cancer on October 10, 1963.

Piaf quotes: "As far as I'm concerned, love means fighting, big fat lies, and a couple of slaps across the face."

"I'd like to see one person - just one - who would own up to having been a coward."

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