Maurice Pon

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

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] This French musical biography article is a stub.

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