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The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick

2019 SCIBA Book Award Winner for Biography

The Los Angeles Times Bestseller

A PureWow â€œBook We Canâ€™t Wait to Read in 2019â€

A Bustle Nonfiction Book Coming Out In 2019 To Start Getting Excited About

The Lady from the Black Lagoon uncovers the life and work of Milicent Patrickâ€”one of Disneyâ€™s first female animators and the only woman in history to create one of Hollywoodâ€™s classic movie monsters

As a teenager, Mallory Oâ€™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 Oâ€™Meara soon discovered, Patrickâ€™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, Oâ€™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. Patrickâ€™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 Disneyâ€™s first female animators. And at last, Oâ€™Meara discovered what really had happened to Patrick after The Creatureâ€™s success, and where she went.

A true-life detective story and a celebration of a forgotten feminist trailblazer, Mallory Oâ€™Mearaâ€™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.
Country USA
Brand Hanover Square Press
Manufacturer Hanover Square Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber Illustrations, unspecified
ReleaseDate 2019-03-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781335937803

Country	USA
Brand	Hanover Square Press
Manufacturer	Hanover Square Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	Illustrations, unspecified
ReleaseDate	2019-03-05
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781335937803

The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick

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