The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick
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A Hugo and Locus Award Finalist
Winner of the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award
The
Los Angeles Times BestsellerA Thrillist Best Book of the Year
A Book Riot Best Book of 2019
One of
Booklist’s 10 Best Art Books of the YearThe Lady from the Black Lagoon uncovers the life and work of Milicent Patrick—one of Disney’s first female animators and the only woman in history to create one of Hollywood’s classic movie monsters
As a teenager, Mallory O’Meara was thrilled to discover that one of her favorite movies, Creature from the Black Lagoon, featured a monster designed by a woman, Milicent Patrick. But for someone who should have been hailed as a pioneer in the genre, there was little information available. For, as O’Meara soon discovered, Patrick’s contribution had been claimed by a jealous male colleague, her career had been cut short and she soon after had disappeared from film history. No one even knew if she was still alive.
As a young woman working in the horror film industry, O’Meara set out to right the wrong, and in the process discovered the full, fascinating story of an ambitious, artistic woman ahead of her time. Patrick’s contribution to special effects proved to be just the latest chapter in a remarkable, unconventional life, from her youth growing up in the shadow of Hearst Castle, to her career as one of Disney’s first female animators. And at last, O’Meara discovered what really had happened to Patrick after The Creature’s success, and where she went.
A true-life detective story and a celebration of a forgotten feminist trailblazer, Mallory O’Meara’s The Lady from the Black Lagoon establishes Patrick in her rightful place in film history while calling out a Hollywood culture where little has changed since.
Don't miss Mallory O'Meara's upcoming novel, Girly Drinks!
From the Publisher
ASIN:B07CS29S2B
Publisher:Hanover Square Press; Original edition (March 5, 2019)
Publication date:March 5, 2019
Language:English
File size:11547 KB
Text-to-Speech:Enabled
Screen Reader:Supported
Enhanced typesetting:Enabled
X-Ray:Enabled
Word Wise:Enabled
Print length:308 pages
Lending:Not Enabled
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