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The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick
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Product Description 2019 SCIBA Book Award Winner for BiographyA Hugo and Locus Award FinalistWinner of the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror AwardThe Los Angeles Times BestsellerA Thrillist Best Book of the YearA Book Riot Best Book of 2019One 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! Review “Engaging and compelling.... a fierce and often very funny guide to the distaff side of geekdom.” — Los Angeles Times “O'Meara's chatty, impassioned book, The Lady from the Black Lagoon, lifts Milicent Patrick out of the mire of obscurity. O'Meara is a dogged researcher and a fierce partisan…Patrick's story [has] resonances for today, when women in Hollywood still find themselves in the company of monsters.” — Maureen Corrigan, NPR “Fresh Air” “Like the creature, The Lady From the Black Lagoon is a hybrid — part biography, part memoir, part detective story and part #MeToo pushback against the film industry’s deep-rooted patriarchal tendencies, highlighted in revelations of sexually predatory behavior by male actors, directors and moguls.” — The Washington Post “The Lady from the Black Lagoon describes the author's personal search for Patrick and is equal parts Hollywood history and detective story—and it's thrilling on both counts.” — Christian Science Monitor "O'Meara's investigative skills match her crackling, engaging prose. Even her footnotes are hilarious. This is a wonderful, enlightening mixture of film history, memoir and love letter to the horror movie genre." — Shelf Awareness “With a story as full of character and drama as any movie, once The Lady from the Black Lagoon has you in its grip, it won’t let go.” — The Mary Sue “The Lady From the Black Lagoon restores Patrick to the pantheon of Hollywood trailblazers, where she belonged all along.” —Refinery29, Best Book of the Month Pick “If you loved Hidden Figures, you’ll love this much-overdue biography of Disney’s first female animator, and Hollywood’s only woman (still) to design a monster for a major motion picture.” —Town and Country “ The Lady from the Black Lagoon is a marvel.” — Tor.com "An incisive criticism of the erasure of women in Hollywood through the lens of the life and legacy of Milicent Patrick." —Bustle “Captivating and exhaustively researched…This is a fascinating slice of Hollywood history with a feminist slant, correcting a sexist wrong from decades ago and restoring Patrick to h
