Ern Westmore

Ernest Henry Westmore (October 29, 1904 – February 1, 1967),[1] was a Hollywood make-up artist and sometimes actor, the third child in George Westmore's famed Westmore family tree. Perc Westmore's twin, the two were born in 1904 in Canterbury, England, later moving to Canada and then the United States.[1][2]

Westmore and his wife, Betty, (standing), and two members of the studio audience from his 1955 television program

Career

Ern was also involved in the creation of the House of Westmore with three of his brothers. It was billed as a place of beauty, primarily for women, and Ern was forced to borrow $40,000 from John Barrymore and Errol Flynn to assist in the financing, never paying them back.[1]

In 1955, Babb set Westmore up with his own television series. Originally called Hollywood Today, but also called Hollywood Backstage and The Ern Westmore Show, The Ern Westmore Hollywood Glamour Show was a program featuring make-up tips and beauty suggestions.[1][3]

Ern struggled with alcoholism throughout his life, drinking as early as 1921. Often involved with Barrymore, John Decker, and W. C. Fields, Ern would eventually be forced out of Warner Bros. because of his alcohol problem.[1] Ern also struggled in his personal life due to his vices, having been married four times during his life, fathering two children.[1][4]

Ern died in New York City in 1967 of an apparent heart attack.[1]

Robert Crawley, Sr., husband of Ern's daughter Muriel Westmore Crawley, was art director at Universal Studios.

See also

References
  1. Frank Westmore and Muriel Davidson. The Westmores of Hollywood. J. B. Lippincott, New York City, 1976.
  2. Reid, John (2004), Award-Winning Films of the 1930s, Lulu Press, Inc., ISBN 978-1-4116-1432-1
  3. Marsha Francis Cassidy (2005), What Women Watched: Daytime Television in the 1950s, University of Texas, ISBN 978-0-292-70627-9
  4. "Ern Westmore Ordered Jailed". Los Angeles Times. July 31, 1941. Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
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