Portrait of Lily Fayol

Lily Fayol

Acting

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. Source: Article "Lily Fayol" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Born: June 12, 1914

Place of Birth: Allevard, Isère, France

Known For

Filmography

1982
Le Voyageur Imprudent

as Marie-Jeanne

1980
Le Guignolo

as Mme Schwartz

1977
At Night All Cats Are Crazy

as La veuve joyeuse

1958
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

as Emilie Bordebure

1946