Marcel Vertès (born Marcell Vértes, 10 August 1895 – 31 October 1961) was a French

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and illustrator of Hungarian-Jewish origins. He won two

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( Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design) for his work on the 1952 film ''

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''. Vertès is also responsible for the original murals in the Café Carlyle in the

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and for those in the Peacock Alley in the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1952)

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* * 1895 births 1961 deaths Hungarian Jews French costume designers Hungarian costume designers Jewish illustrators Set decorators Best Art Direction Academy Award winners French art directors Hungarian art directors Best Costume Design Academy Award winners Artists from Budapest {{Hungary-bio-stub