Marcy Cody
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Marcy Cody (born Marcy Marie Cody)
Born June 11, 1902 (Gemini) in the Monmartre district of Paris
LIFE
Marcy Cody or "Madame Marcella" was born in the Monmartre district of Paris just after the turn of the century. Her origins are questionable, and it is rumoured that a streetwalker was her mother, while the father may have been any one of a number of day labourers that frequented the district at night. She led a relatively normal childhood in spite of her unfortunate upbringing. Discovered singing on a streetcorner for loose change and swept away to be groomed as the white Josephine Baker, Madame Marcella soon became a household name throughout Europe.
She performed in the fabled dance halls and venues of the day, such as the Moulin Rouge. It is rumoured that she was painted by Picasso, although this has never been proven. She was close friend and contemporary to Anais Nin, Isadora Duncan, Kiki de Montparnasse and Henry Miller, among others. Sadly her best works were lost in the Great Warehouse Fire of 1943 during a raid on London.
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