Raquel Bitton was shooting a scene at the grave of Edith Piaf at Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris when she spotted the punks. Bitton, a Novato resident who is widely regarded as the world's foremost ...

Steaming coffee in hand, I’m admiring Le Radeau de la Méduse – the Raft of the Medusa – on a crisp morning in Paris. But I’m not at the Louvre, or any of the (many) galleries and museums. Instead, I’m ...

October 10 marks the 50th death anniversary of French singer Edith Piaf. Nicknamed the "Little Sparrow," she was the country's biggest international star and the first to make it in the United States, ...

With reference to your article on Thomas Read Kemp (Weekend, January 13-14), you said you did not know where his grave is. It is in Le Père Laclaire cemetery in Paris where many celebrities are buried ...

The City of Paris has launched a rather unique lottery to offer Parisians the chance to rest among the stars. Indeed, should you wish to be buried next to famous names like Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, ...

The Paris-based singer Caroline Nin listens to those drawn to sing the music of the legendary French performer, born 100 years ago this week in the working class Parisian district of Belleville. Edith ...