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The lady from the black lagoon : Hollywood monsters and the lost legacy of Milicent Patrick / Mallory O'Meara.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, [2019].Description: 307 sidor : illustrationer ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 978-1-335-93780-3
  • 1-335-93780-3
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 777/.7092 23
Other classification:
  • Ibz Patrick, Milicent
  • Lz Patrick, Milicent
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.
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Bok Almedalsbiblioteket Vuxen Ibz Patrick, Milicent (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 80060622639
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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.

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