Louis Alphonse Gassion

Louis Alphonse Gassion
Born(1881-05-10)10 May 1881
Falaise, Calvados, France
Died3 March 1944(1944-03-03) (aged 62)
Paris, France
Resting placeCimitière du Père-Lachaise, Paris
OccupationsTheatre actor, Contortionist
Spouses
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(m. 1914; div. 1929)​
Jeanne L'Hôte
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(m. 1932)​
Children3; including Édith

Louis Alphonse Gassion (10 May 1881 – 3 March 1944) was best-known as the father of Édith Piaf, the singer who was known as France's national chanteuse and was internationally famous. He was an entertainer, circus performer and theatre actor.

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