URI(s)
Fuller Name
- Marcel René
Variants
- Cleemput, Marcel R. van, 1926-2013
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Birth Date
- 1926-05-02
Death Date
- 2013-03-15
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1954
- Organization: (naf) Mettoy Company Ltd.
Associated Locale
- England
Birth Place
- Croix, Nord, France
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
(lcsh) Toys--Design and construction
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Sources
- found: Great book of Corgi, 1956-1983, c1989:t.p. (Marcel R. Van Cleemput)
- found: Daventry, c2010:t.p. (Marcel R. Van Cleemput) p. [4] of cover (First came to England in 1935 at the age of nine, he wrote the definitive book on Corgi toys, joined the Mettoy company in 1954, and was involved in every Corgi model produced until the company went into administration in 1983)
- found: BL auth. file, 13 Dec. 2011(hdg.: Van Cleeemput, Marcel R.)
- found: Telegraph (online), viewed Apr. 17, 2013(Marcel van Cleemput; b. Marcel René van Cleemput, May 2, 1926, Croix, near Lille; came to England in 1935; d. Mar. 15, 2013; chief designer for Corgi Toys who delighted children with his range of scale models of cars and missile carriers)
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Change Notes
- 2011-12-13: new
- 2013-04-17: revised
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