Margo Lion (cabaret singer)
Margo Lion ( born February 28, 1899 in Constantine Opel, † February 25, 1989 in Paris, Marguerite Hélène Constantine Barbe Elisabeth native Lion ) was a French chanteuse and actress.
Life
She came to Berlin to visit the Russian ballet school, but in 1921 resulted in a parodic performance of Gussy Holl at the "wild stage" of Tingel - tangling theater of Trude Hesterberg to the decision to turn to the cabaret. In November 1923 she gave her debut here with the Chanson The line of fashion.
Had written the song of the author Marcellus Schiffer, who still wrote the lyrics for her and finally became her husband. She quickly became known, and as 1923, the Wilde stage had to close, she continued on other stages. Margo Lion, which occurred mostly in a tight black dress, looked through their fancy - sophisticated presentation as Diseuse influential and inspired the young Marlene Dietrich.
She also acted in 1927/28 in the Revue With us at the Memorial Church ' rum by Friedrich Hollaender with, as well as at the premiere of It 's in the air by Marcellus Schiffer and Mischa Spoliansky on May 15, 1928 in Berlin comedy. Here they made a huge splash by the Chanson If your best friend with your best friend, she recited along with Marlene Dietrich.
Among other famous personalities such as the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlovna Pavlova or the actor Emil Jannings was photographed by the famous photographer Frieda Riess society Margo Lion in Berlin.
In the fall of 1930, she sang, among others, as Nefertiti in the Revue Quick at the theater by Rudolf Nelson. In 1931, she appeared as Jenny on the French version of The Threepenny Opera by G. W. Pabst. Between 1926 and 1932 Margo Lion was also seen in ten feature films. After the Schiffer's suicide in 1932 and the rise of the Nazis in 1933, she moved to Paris.
There, she came to prominence as an interpreter of Brecht a name and worked in French films. After the Second World War, she was able to continue her career as a successful singer and actress. On September 7, 1977, she appeared at the Berlin Festival in Berlin again at the Renaissance Theater, accompanied by Mischa Spoliansky on the piano.