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Ern Westmore
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Ern Westmore

American makeup artist
Also known as: Ernest Henry Westmore
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  • Westmore Family

    Perc’s twin brother, Ernest Henry Westmore (1904–68), known as “Ern,” worked first at First National and then became head of makeup at RKO; while there (1929–31) he won the first award ever given to a makeup artist by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, for his…

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    Perc’s twin brother, Ernest Henry Westmore (1904–68), known as “Ern,” worked first at First National and then became head of makeup at RKO; while there (1929–31) he won the first award ever given to a makeup artist by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, for his…

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