Lily Fayol (12 June 1914,

Allevard Allevard (; also known as Allevard-les-Bains) is a commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Allevardins'' or ''Allevardines'' or alternatively as '' ...

, 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

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at the

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. Lily Fayol also starred in several films including '' La Tournée des Grands-Ducs'' (1953) and ''

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'' (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

*1946: ''Monsieur Grégoire s'évade'' (by Jacques Daniel-Norman) - Bella-May *1949: ''

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'' (by Pierre de Hérain) *1953: ''

The Tour of the Grand Dukes ''The Tour of the Grand Dukes'' (French: ''La Tournée des grands ducs'') is a 1953 French musical comedy film directed by André Pellenc and starring Raymond Bussières, Denise Grey and Christian Duvaleix as well as featuring the singer Lily Fay ...

'' (by

Norbert Carbonnaux Norbert Carbonnaux (28 March 1918 – 6 November 1997), was a French film director and screenwriter. Filmography Director * 1951: ''90 degrés à l'ombre'' * 1953: '' La Tournée des grands ducs'' * 1954: ''The Pirates of the Bois de Boulog ...

) - Une chanteuse *1976: ''

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'' (Episode: " Les petits d'une autre planète", by Claude Loursais) - Émilie Bordebure *1977: '' La Nuit, tous les chats sont gris'' (by Gérard Zingg) - La veuve joyeuse *1979: ''

'' (by

Pierre Tchernia Pierre Tcherniakowski (29 January 1928 – 8 October 2016), better known as Pierre Tchernia, was a French cinema and television producer, screenwriter, presenter, animator and actor. In France he was known as ''"Magic" Tchernia'' and ''Monsieur Ci ...

) - La mère de Gisèle / Gisele's mother *1980: '' Le Guignolo'' (by

Georges Lautner Georges Lautner (; 24 January 1926 – 22 November 2013) was a French film director and screenwriter, known primarily for his comedies created in collaboration with screenwriter Michel Audiard. Lautner's ventures into other genres were less ...

) - La Schwartz *1980: ''

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'' (Episode: " La pension Michel", by Jean-Pierre Prévost) -Eulalie de Sabert

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* * French film actresses 1914 births 1999 deaths People from Isère 20th-century French actresses 20th-century French women singers {{France-singer-stub