Maryann Kissaun was born on November 18, 1927 in Valletta. Her father, Michael was the son of Alphonse Kissaun, an Irish Catholic from Tipperary and his German Jewish mother, Ellen Plesh, from Leipzig. Maryann’s Italian mother, Syra Botti Marconi, was born in Rome. The latter’s mother died when Syra was only 12 years old, bringing...
