Edith Piaf

Description: Singer, born in Paris. Abandoned by her mother at birth and raised by her grandmother, she was blinded for four years by meningitis, it was her father, an acrobat, who encouraged her to sing. She started her career by singing in the streets, graduating to cabaret, and becoming known as Piaf, from the Parisian slang for 'sparrow'. She appeared in plays and films, but it was for her songs, with their undercurrent of sadness and nostalgia that she became legendary travelling widely in Europe and America. Despite her phenomenal success, her life was marred by unhappiness and illnes. Vintage glossy 8x10 photo signed and inscribed in fountain pen. "To Bill Warford with my best wishes, Edith Piaf." In very good condition, with some light creasing, a couple of small areas of colour touch up and some scattered surface marks.