Ah, I'm probably too late? I just wanted to suggest you to search her on youtube, there are lots of marwellous videos where you can really see what kind of woman she was. I find her absolutely fascinating - her voice, her personality. She was not considered a typical beauty, but to my mind she was very beautiful. Jean Cocteau said about her that she had beaute de l'ombre - beauty of a shadow, and that when she sang it seemed like she was crying out her soul for the last time. It couldn't have been said better. I've read her autobiography and seen lots of videos and I think she was one of the most extraordinary woman in the world - I admire her so much!