Mel Berns
Known For: Costume & Make-Up
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: September 27, 1897
Day of Death: May 7, 1977 (80 years old)
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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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Makeup Artist
One Minute to Zero

Makeup Artist
At Sword's Point

Makeup Artist
The Las Vegas Story

Makeup Artist
Blackbeard, the Pirate

Makeup Artist
Androcles and the Lion

Makeup Artist
The Lusty Men

Makeup Artist
Beware, My Lovely

Makeup Artist
The Big Sky

Makeup Artist
Clash by Night

Makeup Artist
The Half-Breed

Makeup Artist
Macao

Makeup Artist
A Girl in Every Port
1951

Makeup Artist
The Racket

Makeup Artist
His Kind of Woman

Makeup Artist
On Dangerous Ground

Makeup Artist
Two Tickets to Broadway

Makeup Artist
Behave Yourself!

Makeup Artist
Flying Leathernecks

Makeup Artist
Best of the Badmen

Makeup Artist
Sealed Cargo

Makeup Artist
My Forbidden Past

Makeup Artist
Payment on Demand

Makeup Artist
The Company She Keeps
1950

Makeup Artist
Stromboli

Makeup Artist
Gambling House

Makeup Artist
Never a Dull Moment

Makeup Artist
Where Danger Lives

Makeup Artist
Border Treasure

Makeup Artist
The White Tower

Makeup Artist
Armored Car Robbery

Makeup Artist
Rider from Tucson

Makeup Artist
Storm Over Wyoming

Makeup Artist
Quicksand

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Dynamite Pass

Makeup Artist
The Secret Fury

Makeup Department Head
Born to Be Bad
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Tender Comrade

Makeup Artist
None But the Lonely Heart

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Days of Glory

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Gildersleeve's Ghost

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Seven Days Ashore

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A Night of Adventure

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Music in Manhattan

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Mademoiselle Fifi

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Murder, My Sweet

Makeup Artist
Youth Runs Wild

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Bride by Mistake

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Step Lively

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Marine Raiders

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Show Business

Makeup Artist
The Falcon Out West

Makeup Artist
The Curse of the Cat People

Makeup Artist
Action in Arabia
1943

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The Outlaw

Makeup Artist
Higher and Higher

Makeup Artist
Behind the Rising Sun

Makeup Artist
The Sky's the Limit

Makeup Artist
Stage Door Canteen

Makeup Artist
Mr. Lucky

Makeup Artist
Above Suspicion

Hairstylist
Above Suspicion

Makeup Artist
Ladies' Day

Makeup Artist
Hitler's Children

Makeup Designer
Government Girl
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Makeup Artist
Christopher Strong

Makeup Supervisor
King Kong

Makeup Department Head
The Son of Kong

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Little Women

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Ann Vickers

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Rafter Romance

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Morning Glory

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Melody Cruise

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Professional Sweetheart
Makeup Artist
Lost in Limehouse or Lady Esmerelda's Predicament

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Sweepings