Marcel Vertès

French costume designer

Marcel Vertès
Born	(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

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]

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

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

External links

Marcel Vertès at IMDb
Marcel Vertès at AllMovie

Academy Award for Best Costume Design

1948–1956

1948 (Black and white): Roger K. Furse / (Color): Dorothy Jeakins and Barbara Karinska
1949 (bw): Edith Head and Gile Steele / (c): Marjorie Best, Leah Rhodes and William Travilla
1950 (bw): Edith Head, Charles LeMaire / (c): Edith Head, Dorothy Jeakins, Elois Jenssen, Gile Steele, Gwen Wakeling
1951 (bw): Edith Head /(c): Orry-Kelly, Walter Plunkett, Irene Sharaff
1952 (bw): Helen Rose / (c): Marcel Vertès
1953 (bw): Edith Head / (c): Charles LeMaire, Emile Santiago
1954 (bw): Edith Head / (c): Sanzo Wada
1955 (bw): Helen Rose / (c): Charles LeMaire
1956 (bw): Jean Louis / (c): Irene Sharaff

1957–1958

1957: Orry-Kelly
1958: Cecil Beaton

1959–1960

1959 (bw): Orry-Kelly / (c): Elizabeth Haffenden
1960 (bw): Edith Head and Edward Stevenson / (c): Bill Thomas and Arlington Valles

1961–1966

1961 (bw): Piero Gherardi / (c): Irene Sharaff
1962 (bw): Norma Koch / (c): Mary Wills
1963 (bw): Piero Gherardi / (c): Renié, Vittorio Nino Novarese and Irene Sharaff
1964 (bw): Dorothy Jeakins / (c): Cecil Beaton
1965 (bw): Julie Harris / (c): Phyllis Dalton
1966 (bw): Irene Sharaff / (c): Joan Bridge and Elizabeth Haffenden

1967–1980

1967: John Truscott
1968: Danilo Donati
1969: Margaret Furse
1970: Vittorio Nino Novarese
1971: Yvonne Blake and Antonio Castillo
1972: Anthony Powell
1973: Edith Head
1974: Theoni V. Aldredge
1975: Milena Canonero and Ulla-Britt Söderlund
1976: Danilo Donati
1977: John Mollo
1978: Anthony Powell
1979: Albert Wolsky
1980: Anthony Powell

1981–2000

1981: Milena Canonero
1982: Bhanu Athaiya and John Mollo
1983: Marik Vos-Lundh
1984: Theodor Pištěk
1985: Emi Wada
1986: Jenny Beavan and John Bright
1987: James Acheson
1988: James Acheson
1989: Phyllis Dalton
1990: Franca Squarciapino
1991: Albert Wolsky
1992: Eiko Ishioka
1993: Gabriella Pescucci
1994: Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner
1995: James Acheson
1996: Ann Roth
1997: Deborah Lynn Scott
1998: Sandy Powell
1999: Lindy Hemming
2000: Janty Yates

2001–2020

2001: Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie
2002: Colleen Atwood
2003: Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor
2004: Sandy Powell
2005: Colleen Atwood
2006: Milena Canonero
2007: Alexandra Byrne
2008: Michael O'Connor
2009: Sandy Powell
2010: Colleen Atwood
2011: Mark Bridges
2012: Jacqueline Durran
2013: Catherine Martin
2014: Milena Canonero
2015: Jenny Beavan
2016: Colleen Atwood
2017: Mark Bridges
2018: Ruth E. Carter
2019: Jacqueline Durran
2020: Ann Roth

2021–present

Black and White / Color separate (1948–1956, 1959–1966)

v t e Academy Award for Best Production Design
1927–1939 Interior Decoration	1927/1928: William Cameron Menzies 1929/1929: Cedric Gibbons 1929/1930: Herman Rosse 1930/1931: Max Rée 1931/1932: Gordon Wiles 1932/1933: William S. Darling 1934: Cedric Gibbons, Fredric Hope 1935: Richard Day 1936: Richard Day 1937: Stephen Goosson 1938: Carl Jules Weyl 1939: Lyle R. Wheeler
1940–1946 Black & White / Color separate	1940 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse / (c): Vincent Korda 1941 (bw): Richard Day, Nathan Juran, Thomas Little / (c): Cedric Gibbons, Urie McCleary, Edwin B. Willis 1942 (bw): Richard Day, Joseph C. Wright, Thomas Little / (c): Richard Day, Joseph C. Wright, Thomas Little 1943 (bw): James Basevi, William S. Darling, Thomas Little / (c): Alexander Golitzen, John B. Goodman, Russell A. Gausman, Ira S. Webb 1944 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, William Ferrari, Paul Huldschinsky, Edwin B. Willis / (c): Wiard Ihnen, Thomas Little 1945 (bw): Wiard Ihnen, A. Roland Fields / (c): Hans Dreier, Ernst Fegté, Samuel M. Comer 1946 (bw): William S. Darling, Lyle R. Wheeler, Thomas Little, Frank E. Hughes / (c): Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse, Edwin B. Willis
1947–1956 renamed Art Direction - Set Decoration Black & White / Color separate	1947 (bw): John Bryan, Wilfred Shingleton / (c): Alfred Junge 1948 (bw): Roger K. Furse, Carmen Dillon / (c): Hein Heckroth, Arthur Lawson 1949 (bw): Harry Horner, John Meehan, Emile Kuri / (c): Cedric Gibbons, Paul Groesse, Edwin B. Willis, Jack D. Moore 1950 (bw): Hans Dreier, John Meehan, Samuel M. Comer, Ray Moyer / (c): Hans Dreier, Walter Tyler, Samuel M. Comer, Ray Moyer 1951 (bw): Richard Day, George James Hopkins / (c): Cedric Gibbons, E. Preston Ames, Edwin B. Willis, F. Keogh Gleason 1952 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, Edward Carfagno, Edwin B. Willis, F. Keogh Gleason /(c): Paul Sheriff, Marcel Vertès 1953 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, Edward Carfagno, Edwin B. Willis, Hugh Hunt / (c): Lyle R. Wheeler, George Davis, Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox 1954 (bw): Richard Day / (c): John Meehan, Emile Kuri 1955 (bw): Hal Pereira, Tambi Larsen, Samuel M. Comer, Arthur Krams / (c): William Flannery, Jo Mielziner, Robert Priestley 1956 (bw): Cedric Gibbons, Malcolm F. Brown, Edwin B. Willis, F. Keogh Gleason / (c): Lyle R. Wheeler, John DeCuir, Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox
1957–1958	1957: Ted Haworth, Robert Priestley 1958: William A. Horning, E. Preston Ames, Henry Grace, F. Keogh Gleason
1959–1966 Black & White / Color separate	1959 (bw): Lyle R. Wheeler, George Davis, Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss / (c): William A. Horning (posthumous award), Edward Carfagno, Hugh Hunt 1960 (bw): Alexandre Trauner, Edward G. Boyle /(c): Alexander Golitzen, Eric Orbom (posthumous award), Russell A. Gausman, Julia Heron 1961 (bw): Harry Horner, Gene Callahan / (c): Boris Leven, Victor A. Gangelin 1962 (bw): Alexander Golitzen, Henry Bumstead, Oliver Emert /(c): John Box, John Stoll, Dario Simoni 1963 (bw): Gene Callahan / (c): John DeCuir, Jack Martin Smith, Hilyard M. Brown, Herman A. Blumenthal, Elven Webb, Maurice Pelling, Boris Juraga, Walter M. Scott, Paul S. Fox, Ray Moyer 1964 (bw): Vassilis Photopoulos /(c): Gene Allen, Cecil Beaton, George James Hopkins 1965 (bw): Robert Clatworthy, Joseph Kish /(c): John Box, Terence Marsh, Dario Simoni 1966 (bw): Richard Sylbert, George James Hopkins / (c): Jack Martin Smith, Dale Hennesy, Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss
1967–1980	1967: John Truscott, Edward Carrere, John W. Brown 1968: John Box, Terence Marsh, Vernon Dixon, Ken Muggleston 1969: John DeCuir, Jack Martin Smith, Herman A. Blumenthal, Walter M. Scott, George James Hopkins, Raphaël Bretton 1970: Urie McCleary, Gil Parrondo, Antonio Mateos, Pierre-Louis Thévenet 1971: John Box, Ernest Archer, Jack Maxsted, Gil Parrondo, Vernon Dixon 1972: Rolf Zehetbauer, Jurgen Kiebach, Herbert Strabel 1973: Henry Bumstead, James W. Payne 1974: Dean Tavoularis, Angelo P. Graham, George R. Nelson 1975: Ken Adam, Roy Walker, Vernon Dixon 1976: George C. Jenkins, George Gaines 1977: John Barry, Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley, Roger Christian 1978: Paul Sylbert, Edwin O'Donovan, George Gaines 1979: Philip Rosenberg, Tony Walton, Edward Stewart, Gary J. Brink 1980: Pierre Guffroy, Jack Stephens
1981–2000	1981: Norman Reynolds, Leslie Dilley; Michael D. Ford (set) 1982: Stuart Craig, Robert W. Laing; Michael Seirton (set) 1983: Anna Asp 1984: Patrizia von Brandenstein; Karel Černý (set) 1985: Stephen B. Grimes; Josie MacAvin (set) 1986: Gianni Quaranta, Brian Ackland-Snow; Brian Savegar, Elio Altramura (set) 1987: Ferdinando Scarfiotti; Bruno Cesari, Osvaldo Desideri (set) 1988: Stuart Craig; Gérard James (set) 1989: Anton Furst; Peter Young (set) 1990: Richard Sylbert (art); Rick Simpson (set) 1991: Dennis Gassner (art); Nancy Haigh (set) 1992: Luciana Arrighi (art); Ian Whittaker (set) 1993: Allan Starski (art); Ewa Braun (set) 1994: Ken Adam (art); Carolyn Scott (set) 1995: Eugenio Zanetti (art) 1996: Stuart Craig (art); Stephenie McMillan (set) 1997: Peter Lamont (art); Michael D. Ford (set) 1998: Martin Childs (art); Jill Quertier (set) 1999: Rick Heinrichs (art); Peter Young (set) 2000: Timmy Yip (art)
2001–present	2001: Catherine Martin (art); Brigitte Broch (set) 2002: John Myhre (art); Gordon Sim (set) 2003: Grant Major (art); Dan Hennah and Alan Lee (set) 2004: Dante Ferretti (art); Francesca Lo Schiavo (set) 2005: John Myhre (art); Gretchen Rau (set) 2006: Eugenio Caballero (art); Pilar Revuelta (set) 2007: Dante Ferretti (art); Francesca Lo Schiavo (set) 2008: Donald Graham Burt (art); Victor J. Zolfo (set) 2009: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg (art); Kim Sinclair (set) 2010: Robert Stromberg (art); Karen O'Hara (set) 2011: Dante Ferretti (art); Francesca Lo Schiavo (set) 2012: Rick Carter (art); Jim Erickson (set) 2013: Catherine Martin (art); Beverley Dunn (set) 2014: Adam Stockhausen (art); Anna Pinnock (set) 2015: Colin Gibson (art); Lisa Thompson (set) 2016: David Wasco (art); Sandy Reynolds-Wasco (set) 2017: Paul Denham Austerberry (art); Shane Vieau and Jeff Melvin (set) 2018: Hannah Beachler (art); Jay Hart (set) 2019: Barbara Ling (art); Nancy Haigh (set) 2020: Donald Graham Burt (art); Jan Pascale (set) 2021: Patrice Vermette (art) and Zsuzsanna Sipos (set) 2022: Christian M. Goldbeck (art) and Ernestine Hipper (set) 2023: James Price and Shona Heath (art); Zsuzsa Mihalek (set)