Yola d'Avril

Yola d'Avril
Born	April 8, 1907 Lille, France
Died	March 2, 1984 (aged 76) Port Hueneme, California
Occupation	Film actress
Years active	1925-1953

Yola d'Avril (1907 – 1984) was a French-born actress, who appeared in numerous American productions between 1925 and 1953.

She was born in Lille, France, and died in Port Hueneme, California as Yola d'Avril Montiague.^[1]

During World War I, her family relocated to Paris. After her father died in 1923, she moved to Los Angeles.^[2] She appeared in MGM's adventure film, Tarzan and His Mate with Italian actor Paul Porcasi as her father, Monsieur Feronde.

Selected filmography

• Orchids and Ermine (1927)
• American Beauty (1927)
• The Valley of the Giants (1927)
• The Noose (1928)
• Lady Be Good (1928)
• Hot for Paris (1929)
• King of Jazz (1930)
• All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
• The Bad One (1930)
• Those Three French Girls (1930)
• The Right of Way (1931)
• God's Gift to Women (1931)
• Svengali (1931)
• Just a Gigolo (1931)
• Women Go on Forever (1931)
• Glamour (1934)
• Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
• Monte Carlo Nights (1934)
• Captain Blood (1935)

References

1. "California Death index". The California Department of Health Services Office of Health Information and Research vital Statistics Section. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
2. "Biography of Yola D’Avril". americanbiography.org. July 6, 2008.

External links

• Yola d'Avril at Virtual History
• Yola d'Avril at the Internet Movie Database
• In Loving Memory Of Yola d'Avril