The Resource The lady from the black lagoon : Hollywood monsters and the lost legacy of Milicent Patrick, Mallory O'Meara
The lady from the black lagoon : Hollywood monsters and the lost legacy of Milicent Patrick, Mallory O'Meara
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- Summary
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- Mallory O'Meara 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. O'Meara discovered that Patrick's contribution had been claimed by a jealous male colleague, and she soon after had disappeared from film history. 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
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 307 pages
- Contents
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- 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
- Isbn
- 9781335937803
- Label
- The lady from the black lagoon : Hollywood monsters and the lost legacy of Milicent Patrick
- Title
- The lady from the black lagoon
- Title remainder
- Hollywood monsters and the lost legacy of Milicent Patrick
- Statement of responsibility
- Mallory O'Meara
- Title variation
- lady from the Black Lagoon
- Title variation remainder
- Hollywood monsters and the lost legacy of Milicent Patrick
- Subject
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- Women in the motion picture industry
- Women in the motion picture industry -- United States -- History
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts
- Biographies
- Biography
- trueFilm industry and trade
- trueFilmmaking
- History
- trueHorror films -- History and criticism
- trueMonster films -- History and criticism
- Patrick, Milicent, 1915-1998
- trueSexism
- trueSexism in employment
- trueSpecial effects (Cinematography)
- United States
- trueWomen animators
- Women animators
- Women animators -- United States -- Biography
- trueWomen artists
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- Mallory O'Meara 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. O'Meara discovered that Patrick's contribution had been claimed by a jealous male colleague, and she soon after had disappeared from film history. 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
- 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
- Award
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- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2019.
- Library Journal Best Books, 2019.
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10762915
- Cataloging source
- CNWPU
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- O'Meara, Mallory
- Dewey number
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- 777/.7092
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- NC1766.U52
- LC item number
- P38 2019
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Patrick, Milicent
- Women animators
- Women in the motion picture industry
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts
- Women animators
- Women in the motion picture industry
- United States
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- Hollywood monsters and the lost legacy of Milicent Patrick
- Label
- The lady from the black lagoon : Hollywood monsters and the lost legacy of Milicent Patrick, Mallory O'Meara
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 307 pages
- Isbn
- 9781335937803
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1080884379
- Label
- The lady from the black lagoon : Hollywood monsters and the lost legacy of Milicent Patrick, Mallory O'Meara
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 307 pages
- Isbn
- 9781335937803
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1080884379
Subject
- Women in the motion picture industry
- Women in the motion picture industry -- United States -- History
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts
- Biographies
- Biography
- trueFilm industry and trade
- trueFilmmaking
- History
- trueHorror films -- History and criticism
- trueMonster films -- History and criticism
- Patrick, Milicent, 1915-1998
- trueSexism
- trueSexism in employment
- trueSpecial effects (Cinematography)
- United States
- trueWomen animators
- Women animators
- Women animators -- United States -- Biography
- trueWomen artists
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