Trivia

Father of Katherine Margaritis.

Was a musical comedy performer dedicated to the stage. He made his only notable film appearance, as the peddler in L'Atalante (1934), mainly out of his friendship with director Jean Vigo. In the 1950s he became a producer of variety shows for French television.

Is interred in the Margaritis family mausoleum at Pere-Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, Division 2.

Died suddenly while producing Season 12 of his TV variety program La piste aux étoiles (1954). The show ran until 1976, with Margaritis receiving creator credit for each episode until the end.