Milicent Patrick

Millicent Patrick (born Mildred Elizabeth Fulvia di Rossi, after marriage Milicent Trent[1]) was an actress, makeup artist, special effects designer and animator. Patrick was credited as the first female animator at Walt Disney Studios,[2] and creator of the iconic Gill-man costume head for the movie (Jack Kevan created the body suit) Creature from the Black Lagoon,[3] and also spent time as an actress and makeup designer. She headlined a tour in promotion of the Creature from the Black Lagoon, titled 'The Beauty who Created the Beast', but on her return she was fired by Bud Westmore, who is noted as objecting to a woman being credited with the work on the costume.[4]

She is also credited with contributing to the pirate faces in Against All Flags, the makeup of Jack Palance in Sign of the Pagan, part of the design of the It Came From Outer Space Globs, Mr Hyde in Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,[5] the Metaluna mutant in This Island Earth and was a mask maker for The Mole People.[6]

Personal life

Patrick was born Mildred Elizabeth Fulvia di Rossi; some sources state she was born the Baronessa di Palombara of Italy. By 1986 she was using the name Milicent Trent. Her birth date is unknown, but is usually placed in the 1930s. Her father was Camille Charles Rossi, superintendent of construction at Hearst Castle.[1] She dated actor George Tobias.[6]

Filmography

Film

Television

References

  1. 1 2 WOLFE, EVELYN De (12 January 1986). "Daughter Traces Builder's Role at Hearst Castle". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  2. ↑ Johnson, John "J.J." (1995). Cheap tricks and class acts : special effects, makeup, and stunts from the films of the fantastic fifties. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. p. 389. ISBN 9780786400935.
  3. ↑ Scott, Essman (2014). CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON - 60th Anniversary Article: A 60th Anniversary Retrospective on the Key Cast and Crew Members Who Made the Classic Universal Pictures Film. p. 3. ISBN 9781499597851.
  4. ↑ Weaver, Tom; Kronenberg, Steve; Schecter, David (2017). The Creature Chronicles: Exploring the Black Lagoon Trilogy. McFarland. ISBN 9781476615806.
  5. 1 2 Weaver, Tom; Schecter, David; Kiss, Robert J; Kronenberg, Steve (2017). Universal Terrors, 1951-1955: Eight Classic Horror and Science Fiction Films. McFarland. pp. 179–181. ISBN 9781476627762.
  6. 1 2 di Fate, Vincent (27 October 2011). "The Fantastic Mystery of Milicent Patrick". Tor.com. Tor Books.
  7. ↑ "Milicent Patrick". IMDb. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
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