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The lady from the black lagoon : Hollywood monsters and the lost legacy of Milicent Patrick

Summary: The 1954 motion picture Creature from the Black Lagoon featured a monster designed by a woman, Milicent Patrick. But Patrick's contribution was claimed by a jealous male colleague, her career was cut short, and she soon after disappeared from film history. 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 began her career as one of Disney's first female animators, and O'Meara establishes Patrick in her rightful place in film history while calling out a Hollywood culture where little has changed. -- adapted from jacket

Record details

ISBN: 1335937803
ISBN: 9781335937803
Physical Description: 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, [2019]
Copyright: ©2019

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Establishing shot -- Fade in -- Smash cut -- Dissolve -- Wipe -- Jump cut -- Monster mash -- The beauty and the beast -- Montage -- Iris -- Cross-cut -- Cutaway -- Fade out -- Epilogue -- Afterword.