The singer and actress, who embodied the Swinging Sixties and performed for decades afterward, exuded an effortless cool.

Singer, actress and 1960s icon Marianne Faithfull has died at the age of 78. As a singer, Faithfull was best known for her 1964 debut single “As Tears Go By,” and her acclaimed 1979 album, “Broken English.

Born in London in 1946, Faithfull got her break when she caught the eye of Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham at a party in 1964. “He asked me, ‘Can you sing?’ And I