
Lily Fayol
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1914-06-12
Day of Death
1999-05-15 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Allevard, Isère, France
Lily Fayol
Biography
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.
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Known For
Acting
(1982)
Le Voyageur Imprudent
as Marie-Jeanne
(1980)
Le Guignolo
as Mme Schwartz
(1977)
At Night All Cats Are Crazy
as La veuve joyeuse
(1953)
The Tour of the Grand Dukes
as Singer
(1949)
Marlène
as Suzy
(1946)
Mr. Gregoire Runs Away
as Bella Mey