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{{short description|Belgian artist and illustrator}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name        = Marcel Marlier
| image       = Marcel Marlier 02.jpg
| alt         = Marcel Marlier
| caption     = Marcel Marlier
| other_names = 
| occupation  = Belgian Artist and Illustrator
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1930|11|18|df=yes}}
| death_date  = {{death date and age|2011|01|18|1930|11|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Herseaux]], Belgium
| death_place = [[Tournai]], Belgium
}}

'''Marcel Marlier''' (18 November 1930 – 18 January 2011) was a [[Belgium|Belgian]] artist and illustrator. He was born in [[Mouscron|Herseaux]], Belgium. When he was 16, he enrolled in decorative art at [[Saint-Luc de Tournai]]. He finished his studies in 1951 with the greatest distinction. He returned as a teacher two years later.

The Belgian publisher [[La Procure à Namur]] organised a drawing contest. They were interested in finding talented artists to illustrate works for school children. Marlier won the competition. Two books resulted from this and these books guided a whole generation of Belgian children through the first few years of school, ''I Read with Michel and Nicole'' and ''I Calculate with Michel and Nicole''. Marlier's collaboration with La Procure à Namur lasted more than 25 years.

Pierre Servais at [[Casterman]], a Belgian publishing company, began to notice Marlier's drawings in 1951. He suggested that Marlier should illustrate a series of books for children.<ref name="bookfinder">{{cite web|url=http://www.bookfinder.com/author/marcel-marlier/|title=Marcel Marlier: used books, rare books and new books @ BookFinder.com|publisher=bookfinder.com|access-date=2014-12-07}}</ref> The result was editions of [[Alexandre Dumas]]' adventure books. This was followed in 1953 by illustrations for a book by [[Jeanne Cappe]] about two very similar rabbits. Marlier also took part in the Farandole series, intended for children.

From 1954, Marlier illustrated the children's series ''[[Martine (book)|Martine]]'', with the stories written by [[Gilbert Delahaye]]. This series spans over 50 issues and has been translated in numerous languages.
In 1969, Marlier also created his own series of children's books, ''Jean-Lou and Sophie''.

He died in Tournai on 18 January 2011.

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