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Maurice Pon

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Pon in 2011
Maurice Pon (left) with Bernard Michel.

Maurice Marie Jean Pon (26 October 1921 in Bordeaux – 3 April 2019)[1] was a French lyricist who mainly worked with Henri Salvador.[2]

In 1949, Pon wrote the lyrics of "Le Loup, la Biche et le Chevalier". With Salvador, Pon also wrote "Le travail c’est la santé [fr]" and other well-known French songs. He also wrote for Bourvil, Fernandel, Jean Sablon, André Claveau and Les Frères Jacques.

Pon died in Île-de-France, at the age of 97.[3]

Bibliography

  • Maurice Pon, Ma Chanson douce avec Henri Salvador. Souvenirs d’un homme de paroles, Mustang éditions, 2011 ISBN 9782953572711

References

  1. ^ "Maurice Pon, le parolier de Henri Salvador, est mort". Ouest-France (in French). 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  2. ^ Obituary on Le Monde
  3. ^ Obituary on Le Figaro (4 April 2019)
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