Lily Fayol
Lily Fayol (12 June 1914, Allevard, Isère, 15 May 1999, Saint-Raphaël, Var) was a French singer.
The artistic career of Lily Fayol began shortly before World War II. Acquainted with talent manager Johnny Stark she had a series of hits from the 1940s including La Guitare à Chiquita, Le gros Bill, Le Régiment des mandolines, Le Chapeau à plume, Les Trois bandits de Napoli, La Cane du Canada, La Bouteille, etc. In 1950 she was the star of the operetta Annie du Far-West alongside Marcel Merkès at the Théâtre du Châtelet.[1] Lily Fayol also starred in several films including La Tournée des Grands-Ducs (1953) and La Gueule de l'autre (1979). She was married to cycling champion Maurice Roux, and became a hotelier with her husband after leaving showbusiness. She died in Saint-Raphaël, Var, on 15 May 1999.
Filmography
- 1953 : La Tournée des grands ducs by Norbert Carbonnaux
- 1976 : Les Cinq Dernières Minutes, épisode Les petits d'une autre planète by Claude Loursais : Émilie Bordebure
- 1977 : La Nuit, tous les chats sont gris by Gérard Zingg
- 1979 : La Gueule de l'autre by Pierre Tchernia
- 1980 : Le Guignolo by Georges Lautner
- 1980 : Médecins de nuit by Jean-Pierre Prévost, épisode : La pension Michel : Eulalie de Sabert
References
- ↑ Gänzl, Kurt (June 2001). The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre: A-Gi. Schirmer Books. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-02-865572-7. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
External links
- Lily Fayol at the Internet Movie Database
- Fayol sings in "La Tournée des grands ducs" (1952) on YouTube
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