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. 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. Source: Article "Lily Fayol" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1914-06-12 · Allevard, Isère, France
- Died
- 1999-05-15
Known for
- Le Guignolo (1980) — Mme Schwartz
- Mr. Gregoire Runs Away (1946) — Bella Mey
- The Tour of the Grand Dukes (1953) — Singer
- Le Voyageur imprudent (1982) — Marie-Jeanne
- At Night All Cats Are Crazy (1977) — La veuve joyeuse
- La Chance aux chansons (1984) — Self
- Marlène (1949) — Suzy
- Les Cinq Dernières Minutes (1958) — Emilie Bordebure