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PIAF, Édith (1915-1963)
Autograph letter signed « Édit Piaf » to a friend
Paris, 6th June 1946, 1/2 p. in-4° on her letterhead
« I wish you in life to be as happy as I am right now, even with a man who doesn’t love me! »
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PIAF, Édith (1915-1963)
Autograph letter signed « Édit Piaf » to a friend
Paris, 6th June 1946, 1/2 p. in-4° on her letterhead
Usual fold marks, « a classer » inscribed on upper left corner by another hand
Stunning statement from the singer about her relationship situation
« Cher ami,
Je vous souhaite dans la vie d’être aussi heureux que je le suis en ce moment, même avec un homme qui ne m’aime pas !
Edith Piaf »
Is La Vie en Rose referring to Jean-Louis Joubert (director of the Compagnons de la chanson), with whom she was in a relationship until 1948? However, this letter is reminiscent of a line from Jean Cocteau’s play Le Bel indifferent, a one-act monologue created in 1940 at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens by Édith Piaf and Paul Meurisse. Édith Piaf played the female role opposite a distant lover, on stage as well as in life…
