Marcel Vertès

Marcel Vertès (born Marcell Vértes, 10 August 1895 – 31 October 1961) was a French costume designer and illustrator of Hungarian-Jewish origins.^[1] He won two Academy Awards (Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design) for his work on the 1952 film Moulin Rouge.^[2]

Marcel Vertès
Born	Marcell Vértes (1895-08-10)10 August 1895 Budapest, Hungary
Died	31 October 1961(1961-10-31) (aged 66) Paris, France
Other names	Marcell Vértes, Marcel Vertes
Occupation	Costume designer
Years active	1933–1952

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)