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'''Mel Berns''' (September 27, 1897 - May 7, 1977)<ref name="Make-Up Artist Magazine 2011">{{cite web | title=Mel Berns Jr., TV and Film Make-up Artist, Dies at 71 | website=Make-Up Artist Magazine | date=July 21, 2011 | url=https://makeupmag.com/mel-berns-jr-tv-and-film-make-up-artist-dies-at-71-2/ | access-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref> was an American [[make-up artist]]. He was the Head of Makeup at [[RKO Pictures]] for more than twenty years.
'''Mel Berns''' (September 27, 1897 - May 7, 1977)<ref name="Make-Up Artist Magazine 2011">{{cite web | title=Mel Berns Jr., TV and Film Make-up Artist, Dies at 71 | website=Make-Up Artist Magazine | date=July 21, 2011 | url=https://makeupmag.com/mel-berns-jr-tv-and-film-make-up-artist-dies-at-71-2/ | access-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref> was an American [[make-up artist]]. He was the Head of Makeup at [[RKO Pictures]] for more than twenty years.


==Career==
==Career==
Berns began his career in the entertainment industry while working as an agent at the [[William Morris Agency]].<ref name="Lentz 2012 p. 29">{{cite book | last=Lentz | first=H.M. | title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2011 | publisher=McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers | series=Lentz’s Performing Arts Obituaries | year=2012 | isbn=978-0-7864-9134-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SAqdwE8hZKsC&pg=PA29 | access-date=September 17, 2017 | page=29}}</ref> Later he became the Head of Makeup at [[RKO Pictures]] for more than twenty years,<ref name="Variety">{{cite web | title=Makeup artist Mel Berns Jr. dies at 71 | website=Variety | url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/makeup-artist-mel-berns-jr-dies-at-71-1118039399/ | access-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref> 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''.<ref name="Rogers 1992">{{cite book | last=Rogers | first=G. | title=Ginger: My Story | publisher=G.K. Hall | series=G. K. Hall large print book series | year=1992 | isbn=978-0-8161-5436-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zt5DPgAACAAJ | language=da | access-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref>
Berns began his career in the entertainment industry while working as an agent at the [[William Morris Agency]].<ref name="Lentz 2012 p. 29">{{cite book | last=Lentz | first=H.M. | title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2011 | publisher=McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers | series=Lentz's Performing Arts Obituaries | year=2012 | isbn=978-0-7864-9134-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SAqdwE8hZKsC&pg=PA29 | access-date=September 17, 2017 | page=29}}</ref> Later he became the Head of Makeup at [[RKO Pictures]] for more than twenty years,<ref name="Variety">{{cite web | title=Makeup artist Mel Berns Jr. dies at 71 | website=Variety | url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/makeup-artist-mel-berns-jr-dies-at-71-1118039399/ | access-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref> 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''.<ref name="Rogers 1992">{{cite book | last=Rogers | first=G. | title=Ginger: My Story | publisher=G.K. Hall | series=G. K. Hall large print book series | year=1992 | isbn=978-0-8161-5436-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zt5DPgAACAAJ | language=da | access-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref>


He worked extensively in television after leaving RKO, notably the ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'' series. "The crew is giving it the best of Hollywood's techniques," Burr told columnist [[Erskine Johnson]].<ref>Johnson, Erskine (August 16, 1957). "Perry Mason Ready to Challenge Como". The Brownsville Herald (Newspaper Enterprise Association)</ref> The crew included veteran make-up artist Berns.
He worked extensively in television after leaving RKO, notably the ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'' series. "The crew is giving it the best of Hollywood's techniques," Burr told columnist [[Erskine Johnson]].<ref>Johnson, Erskine (August 16, 1957). "Perry Mason Ready to Challenge Como". The Brownsville Herald (Newspaper Enterprise Association)</ref> The crew included veteran make-up artist Berns.
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Revision as of 08:29, 6 April 2024

Mel Berns (September 27, 1897 - May 7, 1977)[1] was an American make-up artist. He was the Head of Makeup at RKO Pictures for more than twenty years.

Career

Berns began his career in the entertainment industry while working as an agent at the William Morris Agency.[2] Later he became the Head of Makeup at RKO Pictures for more than twenty years,[3] 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.[4]

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.[5] 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.

Film credits

References

  1. ^ "Mel Berns Jr., TV and Film Make-up Artist, Dies at 71". Make-Up Artist Magazine. July 21, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  2. ^ Lentz, H.M. (2012). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2011. Lentz's Performing Arts Obituaries. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-7864-9134-6. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  3. ^ "Makeup artist Mel Berns Jr. dies at 71". Variety. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  4. ^ Rogers, G. (1992). Ginger: My Story. G. K. Hall large print book series (in Danish). G.K. Hall. ISBN 978-0-8161-5436-4. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  5. ^ Johnson, Erskine (August 16, 1957). "Perry Mason Ready to Challenge Como". The Brownsville Herald (Newspaper Enterprise Association)
  6. ^ a b Kinnard, R.; Crnkovich, T. (2013). The Films of Fay Wray. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-4766-0415-2. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  7. ^ "Professional Sweetheart". 9 June 1933 – via IMDb.


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