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Léonie Marie Julie Bathiat (– 23 July 1992), known professionally as Arletty, was a French actress, singer, and fashion model.
In her twenties, she appeared in several music hall reviews, mixing her love of song with her love of theatre.
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Édith Piaf

French singer (1915–1963)

For other uses, see Edith Piaf (disambiguation).

Édith Giovanna Gassion (19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963), known as Édith Piaf (French:[editpjaf]), was a French entertainer best known for performing songs in the cabaret and modern chanson genres. She is widely regarded as France's greatest popular singer and one of the most celebrated performers of the 20th century.^[1]^[2]

Piaf's music was often autobiographical, and she specialized in chanson réaliste and torch ballads about love, loss and sorrow. Her most widely known songs include "La Vie en rose" (1946), "Non, je ne regrette rien" (1960), "Hymne à l'amour" (1949), "Milord" (1959), "La Foule" (1957), "L'Accordéoniste" (1940), and "Padam, padam..." (1951).

Having begun her career touring with her father at age fourteen, her fame increased during the German occupation of France and in 1945, Piaf's signature song, "La Vie en rose" ('life in pink') was published. She became France's most popular entertainer in the late 1940s, also touring Europe, South

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Arletty

French actress (1898–1992)

Arletty
Arletty in 1942.
Born	Léonie Marie Julie Bathiat (1898-05-15)15 May 1898 Courbevoie, France
Died	23 July 1992(1992-07-23) (aged 94) Paris, France
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer, fashion model
Years active	1930–1963

Léonie Marie Julie Bathiat (15 May 1898 – 23 July 1992), known professionally as Arletty, was a French actress, singer, and fashion model. As an actress she is particularly known for classics directed by Marcel Carné, including Hotel du Nord (1938), Le jour se lève (1939) and Children of Paradise (1945). She was found guilty of treason for an affair with a German officer during World War II.

Early years

Arletty was born on 15 May 1898^[1] in Courbevoie (near Paris), to a working-class family. After her father's death, she left home and pursued a modeling career. She took the stage name "Arlette" based on the heroine of a story by Guy de Maupassant. She was not interested in acting until she met Paul Guillaume, an art dealer. He recommended some theat

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