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Maurice Pon

French lyricist (1921–2019)

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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

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