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

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

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 edit

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

References edit

  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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