Lily Pons Net Worth

Lily Pons Net Worth is
$400,000

Lily Pons Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Lily Pons (April 12, 1898 – February 13, 1976) was an 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."

Date Of BirthApril 12, 1898
Died1976-02-13
Place Of BirthDraguignan, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Height5' (1.52 m)
ProfessionSoundtrack, Actress
NationalityU.S.
SpouseAndré Kostelanetz (divorced)
ParentsMaria, Léonard Louis Auguste Antoine Pons
Star SignAries
#Trademark
1Delibes's "Bell Song", in which she could reach the high F!
#Fact
1She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7006 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
2A community in Maryland was named Lilypons in her honor. Its main street is "Lilypons Road." A contemporary rock group also named themselves after her.
3An unknown when she came to the United States to audition for the Met, timing was on her side when the coloratura position became vacant due to illness. Pons became an overnight success and is credited with saving the Met from bankruptcy during the Depression.
4Known for her 22-inch waist.
5Awarded the Legion of Honor in 1938 by the French.
6Her last public appearance was at a Promenade concert, of the New York Philharmonic, with famed ex-husband Andre Kostelanetz conducting, in May of 1972.
7Pictured on one of a set of four 32¢ US commemorative postage stamps in the Legends of American Music series, issued 10 September 1997, celebrating opera singers. Other singers honored in this issue are Rosa Ponselle, Lawrence Tibbett, and Richard Tucker.

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
$9.992008performer: "Die Zauberflote, Ach Ich Fuhl's"
Oro, plata, mata1982performer: "Mignon: Act II, Polonaise"
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show1960TV Series performer - 1 episode
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall1958TV Series performer - 1 episode
Carnegie Hall1947performer: "Vocalise", "Bell Song L'Air des clochettes", "Ah !... Par les dieux inspirés... Où va la jeune indoue" - uncredited
Hitting a New High1937performer: "I Hit a New High" 1937, "This Never Happened Before" 1937, "Let's Give Love Another Chance" 1937, "The Nightingale's Song Air du Rossignol" 1902, "Je suis Titania" 1866, "Mad Scene" 1835
That Girl from Paris1936performer: "The Call to Arms" 1936, "Seal It with a Kiss" 1936, "The Blue Danube Waltz, Opus 314" 1867 uncredited, "Una voce poco fa" 1816 uncredited
I Dream Too Much1935performer: "I Dream Too Much" 1935 uncredited, "The Jockey on the Carousel" 1935 uncredited, "I Got Love" 1935 uncredited, "I'm the Echo You're the Song That I Love" 1935 uncredited, "Bell Song" from the opera "Lakmé" 1881-82

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Carnegie Hall1947Lily Pons
Hitting a New High1937Suzette, aka Oogahunga, the Bird-Girl
That Girl from Paris1936Nicole 'Nikki' Martin
I Dream Too Much1935Annette Monard

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show1960TV SeriesHerself - Coloratura Soprano
The Eddie Fisher Show1958TV SeriesHerself
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall1958TV SeriesHerself
Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium1957TV SeriesHerself
The Ed Sullivan Show1955-1957TV SeriesHerself
The Bob Hope Show1956TV SeriesHerself
What's My Line?1955TV SeriesHerself - Mystery Guest
Person to Person1954TV Series documentaryHerself
The Dave Garroway Show1954TV SeriesHerself
All Star Revue1952TV SeriesHerself
The Colgate Comedy Hour1950-1952TV SeriesHerself
Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 111936Documentary shortHerself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Great Performances1998TV SeriesHerself
Great Moments in Opera1997TV MovieHerself
Carnegie Hall at 100: A Place of Dreams1991Video documentaryHerself
Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies1982TV Movie documentaryActress in 'I Dream Too Much' (uncredited)
Moments in Music1950Documentary shortHerself, edited from: Carnegie Hall (uncredited)

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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