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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.
Filmography
all 203
Movies 201
TV Shows 2
Target: The Corruptors! (1961)
The Girl Most Likely (1958)
Jet Pilot (1957)
Bundle of Joy (1956)
Broken Arrow (1956)
The Conqueror (1956)
Tennessee's Partner (1955)
Pearl of the South Pacific (1955)
The Phenix City Story (1955)
Son of Sinbad (1955)
A Bullet for Joey (1955)
Underwater! (1955)
Susan Slept Here (1954)
Dangerous Mission (1954)
She Couldn't Say No (1954)
The French Line (1954)
Devil's Canyon (1953)
Second Chance (1953)
Affair with a Stranger (1953)
Split Second (1953)
The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
Angel Face (1953)
Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952)
Androcles and the Lion (1952)
The Lusty Men (1952)
One Minute to Zero (1952)
Beware, My Lovely (1952)
The Big Sky (1952)
Clash by Night (1952)
The Half-Breed (1952)
At Sword's Point (1952)
Macao (1952)
A Girl in Every Port (1952)
The Las Vegas Story (1952)
On Dangerous Ground (1951)
Two Tickets to Broadway (1951)
The Racket (1951)
Behave Yourself! (1951)
Flying Leathernecks (1951)
His Kind of Woman (1951)
Best of the Badmen (1951)
Sealed Cargo (1951)
My Forbidden Past (1951)
Payment on Demand (1951)
The Company She Keeps (1951)
Gambling House (1950)
Where Danger Lives (1950)
Never a Dull Moment (1950)
Border Treasure (1950)
The White Tower (1950)
Armored Car Robbery (1950)
Rider from Tucson (1950)
Storm Over Wyoming (1950)
Quicksand (1950)
Dynamite Pass (1950)
The Secret Fury (1950)
Stromboli (1950)
The Big Wheel (1949)
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
The Great Dan Patch (1949)
The Window (1949)
Outpost in Morocco (1949)
Cover Up (1949)
The Boy with Green Hair (1948)
Jungle Patrol (1948)
A Song Is Born (1948)
An Innocent Affair (1948)
The Babe Ruth Story (1948)
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948)
The Paradine Case (1947)
Out of the Past (1947)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
Born to Kill (1947)
Trail Street (1947)
The Locket (1946)
Undercurrent (1946)
Notorious (1946)
Sunset Pass (1946)
Bedlam (1946)
Badman's Territory (1946)
Heartbeat (1946)
From This Day Forward (1946)
Breakfast in Hollywood (1946)
Cornered (1945)
Johnny Angel (1945)
The Spanish Main (1945)
The Body Snatcher (1945)
It's a Pleasure (1945)
Murder, My Sweet (1944)
None But the Lonely Heart (1944)
Music in Manhattan (1944)
Youth Runs Wild (1944)
Mademoiselle Fifi (1944)
Bride by Mistake (1944)
Step Lively (1944)
Marine Raiders (1944)
Days of Glory (1944)
A Night of Adventure (1944)
Gildersleeve's Ghost (1944)
Tender Comrade (1944)
Show Business (1944)
Seven Days Ashore (1944)
The Curse of the Cat People (1944)
The Falcon Out West (1944)
Action in Arabia (1944)
Higher and Higher (1943)
Government Girl (1943)
Behind the Rising Sun (1943)
The Sky's the Limit (1943)
Mr. Lucky (1943)
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
Above Suspicion (1943)
Ladies' Day (1943)
The Outlaw (1943)
Hitler's Children (1943)
Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)
The Big Street (1942)
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
Joan of Paris (1942)
Ball of Fire (1941)
Suspicion (1941)
Tom, Dick and Harry (1941)
The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
Footlight Fever (1941)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
Play Girl (1941)
The Saint In Palm Springs (1941)
Kitty Foyle (1940)
They Knew What They Wanted (1940)
Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
Lucky Partners (1940)
Anne of Windy Poplars (1940)
The Saint Takes Over (1940)
My Favorite Wife (1940)
Curtain Call (1940)
Primrose Path (1940)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
The Flying Deuces (1939)
In Name Only (1939)
Bachelor Mother (1939)
The Saint in London (1939)
Love Affair (1939)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Gunga Din (1939)
The Great Man Votes (1939)
The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
Room Service (1938)
Carefree (1938)
Having Wonderful Time (1938)
Vivacious Lady (1938)
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Breakfast for Two (1937)
Stage Door (1937)
The Life of the Party (1937)
The Toast of New York (1937)
New Faces of 1937 (1937)
Shall We Dance (1937)
Quality Street (1937)
A Woman Rebels (1936)
Swing Time (1936)
Follow the Fleet (1936)
Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
In Person (1935)
Annie Oakley (1935)
Top Hat (1935)
Alice Adams (1935)
The Nitwits (1935)
Break of Hearts (1935)
Star of Midnight (1935)
Murder on a Honeymoon (1935)
Romance in Manhattan (1935)
The Little Minister (1934)
Anne of Green Gables (1934)
Kentucky Kernels (1934)
Down to Their Last Yacht (1934)
Of Human Bondage (1934)
Finishing School (1934)
Sing and Like it (1934)
Spitfire (1934)
Two Alone (1934)
The Son of Kong (1933)
Flying Down to Rio (1933)
Little Women (1933)
Chance at Heaven (1933)
Ann Vickers (1933)
Rafter Romance (1933)
Morning Glory (1933)
Melody Cruise (1933)
Professional Sweetheart (1933)
Sweepings (1933)
Lost in Limehouse or Lady Esmerelda's Predicament (1933)
King Kong (1933)
Christopher Strong (1933)
The Animal Kingdom (1932)
Little Orphan Annie (1932)
A Bill of Divorcement (1932)
What Price Hollywood? (1932)
Girl Crazy (1932)
The Lost Squadron (1932)
Smart Woman (1931)
The Gay Diplomat (1931)
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Known ForCostume & Make-Up
GenderMale
Birthday1897-09-27
Deathday1977-05-07 (79 years old)
Also Known AsMel Berne, Mel Burns, Mel Burnes
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