The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick by O'Meara, Mallory
The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick by O'Meara, Mallory

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

2019 SCIBA Book Award Winner for BiographyA Hugo and Locus Award FinalistWinner of the Rondo Hatton Classic...
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Author: Mallory O'Meara
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The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick by O'Meara, Mallory

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

$71.33
The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick by O'Meara, Mallory

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

$71.33
Author: Mallory O'Meara
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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2019 SCIBA Book Award Winner for Biography

A Hugo and Locus Award Finalist

Winner of the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award

The Los Angeles Times Bestseller

A Thrillist Best Book of the Year

A Book Riot Best Book of 2019

One of Booklist's 10 Best Art Books of the Year

The 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

Author: Mallory O'Meara
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Published: 03/05/2019
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9781335937803


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/19/2018
Library Journal 01/01/0001 pg. 77
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2019
Booklist 02/01/2019 pg. 14
Shelf Awareness 03/29/2019

About the Author
O'Meara, Mallory: - Mallory O'Meara is an author, screenwriter and a producer for the independent film company Dark Dunes Productions. Whether it is for the screen or the page, she seeks creative projects imbued with horror and monsters. A New England native, she now lives in Los Angeles.
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