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Lily Pons is a Actor American born on 11 april 1898 at Draguignan (France)
Lily Pons (April 12, 1898 – February 13, 1976) was a French-American operatic soprano and actress who had an active career from the late 1920s through the early 1970s. As an opera singer she specialized in the coloratura soprano repertoire and was particularly associated with the title roles in Lakmé and Lucia di Lammermoor. In addition to appearing as a guest artist with many opera houses internationally, Pons enjoyed a long association with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City where she performed nearly 300 times between 1931 and 1960.
She also had a successful and lucrative career as a concert singer which continued until her retirement from performance in 1973. From 1935–37 she made three musical films for RKO Pictures. She also made numerous appearances on radio and on television, performing on variety programs like The Ed Sullivan Show, The Colgate Comedy Hour, and The Dave Garroway Show among others. In 1955 she topped the bill for the first broadcast of what became an iconic television series, Sunday Night at the London Palladium. She made dozens of records; recording both classical and popular music. She was awarded the Croix de Lorraine and the Légion d'honneur by the Government of France.
Pons was also savvy at making herself into a marketable cultural icon. Her opinions on fashion and home decorating were frequently reported in women's magazines, and she appeared as the face for Lockheed airplanes, Knox gelatin and Libby's tomato juice advertisements. A town in Maryland named itself after her, and thereafter the singer contrived to have all her Christmas cards posted from Lilypons, Maryland. Opera News wrote, "Pons promoted herself with a kind of marketing savvy that no singer ever had shown before, and very few have since; only Luciano Pavarotti was quite so successful at exploiting the mass media.
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Birth name Alice Joséphine Pons
Nationality USA
Birth 11 april 1898 at Draguignan (France)
Death 13 february 1976 (at 77 years) at Dallas (USA)
Awards Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur
Nationality USA
Birth 11 april 1898 at Draguignan (France)
Death 13 february 1976 (at 77 years) at Dallas (USA)
Awards Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur
She also had a successful and lucrative career as a concert singer which continued until her retirement from performance in 1973. From 1935–37 she made three musical films for RKO Pictures. She also made numerous appearances on radio and on television, performing on variety programs like The Ed Sullivan Show, The Colgate Comedy Hour, and The Dave Garroway Show among others. In 1955 she topped the bill for the first broadcast of what became an iconic television series, Sunday Night at the London Palladium. She made dozens of records; recording both classical and popular music. She was awarded the Croix de Lorraine and the Légion d'honneur by the Government of France.
Pons was also savvy at making herself into a marketable cultural icon. Her opinions on fashion and home decorating were frequently reported in women's magazines, and she appeared as the face for Lockheed airplanes, Knox gelatin and Libby's tomato juice advertisements. A town in Maryland named itself after her, and thereafter the singer contrived to have all her Christmas cards posted from Lilypons, Maryland. Opera News wrote, "Pons promoted herself with a kind of marketing savvy that no singer ever had shown before, and very few have since; only Luciano Pavarotti was quite so successful at exploiting the mass media.
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Carnegie Hall (1947)
, 2h24Directed by Edgar George Ulmer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Actors Marsha Hunt, William Prince, Frank McHugh, Hans Jaray, Martha O' Driscoll, Cloris Leachman
Roles Lily Pons
Rating63%
A mother (Marsha Hunt) wants her son (William Prince) to grow up to be a pianist good enough to play at Carnegie Hall. The son would prefer to play jazz with Vaughan Monroe's orchestra. But Mama's wishes prevail and the son appears at Carnegie Hall as the composer-conductor-pianist of a modern trumpet concerto, with Harry James as the soloist.
Hitting a New High (1937)
, 1h25Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Actors Lily Pons, Jack Oakie, John Howard, Edward Everett Horton, Eduardo Ciannelli, Vinton Hayworth
Roles Suzette
Rating49%
Alors que Lucius B. Blynn, un mécène pour l'opéra, ne quitte Paris que pour aller chasser en Afrique avec son attaché de presse Corny Davis, ce dernier entend Suzette, une impressionnante soprano, chanter avec un orchestre dirigé par son petit ami Jimmy James. Corny propose à Suzette d'auditionner pour Blynn en Afrique, et Suzette, qui a envie d'abandonner le jazz pour l'opéra, accepte. Alors qu'ils chassent dans la jungle, Corny conduit Blynn à la découverte de Suzette, renommée pour l'occasion « Oogahunga », la « femme-oiseau ». Habillée d'un costume fait de plumes, Suzette enchante Blynn, et elle est amenée à New York, où elle prend des cours de chant. Pendant ce temps, Jimmy, qui n'est pas au courant de la double vie de Suzette, se prépare à ouvrir un nouveau club, « Chez Suzette », dont Suzette sera la vedette. Lorsque Suzette, en tant que « femme-oiseau », fait ses débuts à la radio, Jimmy reconnaît sa voix. Sous la menace de la dénoncer à Blynn, il obtient d'elle qu'elle chante dans son club le soir.
That Girl from Paris (1936)
, 1h44Directed by Leigh Jason
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Jack Oakie, Lily Pons, Gene Raymond, Mischa Auer, Gregory Gaye, Lucille Ball
Roles Nikki Martin
Rating57%
I Dream Too Much (1935)
, 1h37Directed by John Cromwell
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Henry Fonda, Lily Pons, Eric Blore, Lucille Ball, Osgood Perkins, Mischa Auer
Roles Annette Monard
Rating53%
Annette Monard Street (Lily Pons) is an aspiring singer, who falls in love with and marries Jonathan Street (Henry Fonda), a struggling young composer.