Audio / Video

Edith Piaf :

  • 00:42:58

Description

Ruth Hirschman produced and narrated this biography of French singer Edith Piaf (1915-1963). The documentary moves from her difficult childhood in a working-class neighborhood in Paris, her rise to fame and stardom, her relationship with the boxer Marcel Cerdan, her struggle with drug addiction, and her early death at the age of 47 from liver cancer. Features clips of many of her songs.

Details

Title

Edith Piaf :

Creator

Hirschman, Ruth, producer.

Piaf, Edith, musician.

Creator

Pacifica Radio Archive. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QH7JmrjJjWJ7YKxdFyCRpqF http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85226446

KPFK (Radio station : Los Angeles, Calif.) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QH7JmpX4FF8rJjy4ggW7RhR http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88043715

Published

Los Angeles :, Pacifica Radio Archive,, 19??

Series

American women making history and culture

Type

spoken word

Extent

1 online resource.

Tracks

PRA_NHPRC1_KZ2779_00_000_00.mp3 00:42:58

Linked Resources

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