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Marcel Vertès (born Marcell Vértes, 10 August 1895 – 31 October 1961) was a French costume designer and illustrator of Hungarian-Jewish origins. He won two Academy Awards (Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design) for his work on the 1952 film Moulin Rouge.

Vertès is also responsible for the original murals in the Café Carlyle in the Carlyle Hotel in New York City, New York and for those in the Peacock Alley in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.

Selected filmography

• Moulin Rouge (1952)

References

1. "Vértes Marcell". Hungarian Jewish Lexicon 1929. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
2. "1953 Oscars". Retrieved 21 February 2015.

External links

• Marcel Vertès at IMDb

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