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Max Rée

Max Rée was a Danish architect, costume designer, scene designer, and art director who worked in both theatre and film. He won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction for the film Cimarron. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and died in Los Angeles, California.

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Max Rée
Greta Garbo & Max Rée on set of Torrent (1926)
Born(1889-10-07)7 October 1889
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died7 March 1953(1953-03-07) (aged 63)
OccupationArt director
Years active1924-1947

Max Rée (7 October 1889 – 7 March 1953) was a Danish architect, costume designer, scene designer, and art director who worked in both theatre and film. He won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction for the film Cimarron.12 He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and died in Los Angeles, California.

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  1. "NY Times: Cimarron". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2008.
  2. "The 4th Academy Awards (1931) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). Retrieved 22 March 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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