Marcel Camus is best known for Orfeu Negro, which won the Palme d'Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival and the 1960 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
10 Facts About Marcel Camus
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Marcel Camus studied art and intended to become an art teacher.
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Marcel Camus spent part of the war in a German prisoner-of-war camp.
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Marcel Camus assisted filmmakers in France, including Jacques Feyder, Luis Bunuel, and Jacques Becker.
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In 1960, Marcel Camus made a second Brazilian-themed film, Os Bandeirantes.
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Twenty years after Orfeu Negro, Marcel Camus returned to Brazilian themes for what would prove to be his last film, Bahia, based on a novel by Brazilian novelist Jorge Amado.
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In 1970, Marcel Camus had a last great success with a World War II comedy, Atlantic Wall, starring the well-known French comedian Bourvil.
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Marcel Camus married one of the stars of Orfeu Negro, Marpessa Dawn, but they divorced shortly thereafter.
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Marcel Camus then married another actress from Orfeu Negro, Lourdes de Oliveira.
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Marcel Camus died in Paris and is buried there in Pere Lachaise Cemetery.