Maurice Pon

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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

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