Mel Berns
male
Born on September 27, 1897 (127 years old)
Passed Away on May 07, 1977
From Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known for Costume & Make-Up
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mel Berns (September 27, 1897 - May 7, 1977) was an American make-up artist. He was the Head of Makeup at RKO Pictures for more than twenty years. Berns began his career in the entertainment industry while working as an agent at the William Morris Agency. Later he became the Head of Makeup at RKO Pictures for more than twenty years, creating the makeup for Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and Katharine Hepburn's screentest. He was a lifelong friend of Ginger Rogers, who makes ample reference to their friendship in her autobiography: Ginger: My Story. He worked extensively in television after leaving RKO, notably the Perry Mason series. "The crew is giving it the best of Hollywood's techniques," Burr told columnist Erskine Johnson. The crew included veteran make-up artist Berns. The baseball player Babe Ruth had severe scarring from acne on his face. Mel Berns developed makeup for Ruth so that Ruth could feel more comfortable in public. A picture of Ruth and Berns shows Ruth in a smock and Berns applying makeup to his face. The picture is autographed to Berns by Babe Ruth.
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Crew Credits
- 1963
- 1961
- 1958
- 1957
- 1956
- 1955
- 1954
- 1953
- 1952
At Sword's Point
as
Makeup Artist
1952
One Minute to Zero
as
Makeup Artist
1952
The Las Vegas Story
as
Makeup Artist
1952
Androcles and the Lion
as
Makeup Artist
1952
Blackbeard, the Pirate
as
Makeup Artist
1952
The Lusty Men
as
Makeup Artist
1952
Beware, My Lovely
as
Makeup Artist
1952
Macao
as
Makeup Artist
1952
Clash by Night
as
Makeup Artist
1952
A Girl in Every Port
as
Makeup Artist
1952
The Big Sky
as
Makeup Artist
1952
The Half-Breed
as
Makeup Artist
1952
- 1951
The Racket
as
Makeup Artist
1951
His Kind of Woman
as
Makeup Artist
1951
Two Tickets to Broadway
as
Makeup Artist
1951
On Dangerous Ground
as
Makeup Artist
1951
Behave Yourself!
as
Makeup Artist
1951
Sealed Cargo
as
Makeup Artist
1951
The Company She Keeps
as
Makeup Artist
1951
Flying Leathernecks
as
Makeup Artist
1951
My Forbidden Past
as
Makeup Artist
1951
Payment on Demand
as
Makeup Artist
1951
Best of the Badmen
as
Makeup Artist
1951
- 1950
Stromboli
as
Makeup Artist
1950
Storm Over Wyoming
as
Makeup Artist
1950
Armored Car Robbery
as
Makeup Artist
1950
Where Danger Lives
as
Makeup Artist
1950
Dynamite Pass
as
Makeup Artist
1950
Never a Dull Moment
as
Makeup Artist
1950
The Secret Fury
as
Makeup Artist
1950
Gambling House
as
Makeup Artist
1950
The White Tower
as
Makeup Artist
1950
Rider from Tucson
as
Makeup Artist
1950
Border Treasure
as
Makeup Artist
1950
Quicksand
as
Makeup Artist
1950
Born to Be Bad
as
Makeup Department Head
1950
- 1949
- 1948
- 1947
- 1946
Notorious
as
Makeup Artist
1946
Heartbeat
as
Makeup Artist
1946
Bedlam
as
Makeup Artist
1946
Sunset Pass
as
Makeup Artist
1946
Badman's Territory
as
Makeup Artist
1946
From This Day Forward
as
Makeup Artist
1946
Undercurrent
as
Makeup Department Head
1946
The Locket
as
Makeup Artist
1946
Breakfast in Hollywood
as
Makeup Artist
1946
Nocturne
as
Makeup Artist
1946
- 1945
- 1944
Tender Comrade
as
Makeup Artist
1944
None But the Lonely Heart
as
Makeup Artist
1944
Days of Glory
as
Makeup Artist
1944
Gildersleeve's Ghost
as
Makeup Artist
1944
Seven Days Ashore
as
Makeup Artist
1944
A Night of Adventure
as
Makeup Artist
1944
Music in Manhattan
as
Makeup Artist
1944
Mademoiselle Fifi
as
Makeup Artist
1944
The Curse of the Cat People
as
Makeup Artist
1944
Murder, My Sweet
as
Makeup Artist
1944
Marine Raiders
as
Makeup Artist
1944
Bride by Mistake
as
Makeup Artist
1944
Step Lively
as
Makeup Artist
1944
Action in Arabia
as
Makeup Artist
1944
Youth Runs Wild
as
Makeup Artist
1944
Show Business
as
Makeup Artist
1944
The Falcon Out West
as
Makeup Artist
1944
- 1943
The Outlaw
as
Makeup Artist
1943
Behind the Rising Sun
as
Makeup Artist
1943
The Sky's the Limit
as
Makeup Artist
1943
Hitler's Children
as
Makeup Artist
1943
Stage Door Canteen
as
Makeup Artist
1943
Mr. Lucky
as
Makeup Artist
1943
Above Suspicion
as
Makeup Artist
1943
Above Suspicion
as
Hairstylist
1943
Ladies' Day
as
Makeup Artist
1943
Higher and Higher
as
Makeup Artist
1943
Government Girl
as
Makeup Designer
1943
- 1942
- 1941
- 1940
- 1939
- 1938
- 1937
- 1936
- 1935
- 1934
Two Alone
as
Makeup Artist
1934
Down to Their Last Yacht
as
Makeup Department Head
1934
The Little Minister
as
Makeup Artist
1934
Sing and Like It
as
Makeup Artist
1934
Of Human Bondage
as
Makeup Department Head
1934
Anne of Green Gables
as
Makeup Artist
1934
Spitfire
as
Makeup Artist
1934
Kentucky Kernels
as
Makeup Department Head
1934
Finishing School
as
Makeup Artist
1934
- 1933
Christopher Strong
as
Makeup Artist
1933
King Kong
as
Makeup Supervisor
1933
Little Women
as
Makeup Artist
1933
Ann Vickers
as
Makeup Artist
1933
Sweepings
as
Makeup Artist
1933
Professional Sweetheart
as
Makeup Artist
1933
The Son of Kong
as
Makeup Department Head
1933
Melody Cruise
as
Makeup Artist
1933
Rafter Romance
as
Makeup Artist
1933
Morning Glory
as
Makeup Artist
1933
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Lost in Limehouse or Lady Esmerelda's Predicament
as
Makeup Artist
1933
- 1932
- 1931
