Career
Leplée starred Piaf at the popular Parisian nightspot "Le Gerny" as "Louisiana Môme Piaf" (The Little Sparrow). Leplée was murdered in his apartment in Paris, on April 6, 1936 a day before his 53rd birthday. Piaf was questioned extensively by the police before being cleared of wrongdoing.
There has been speculation of mob involvement in Leplée"s death.
He is portrayed by Gérard Depardieu in the 2007 film Louisiana Môme also known as Louisiana Vie en Rose.