NAME: Milicent Patrick
ALIAS: Mildred Elizabeth Fulvia di Rossi

BORN: Nov 11, 1915 – El Paso, TX
DIED: Feb 24, 1998 – Roseville, CA

FIELDS:

• Character design
• Special effects
• Animation (Walt Disney Studios)
• Makeup (Universal Studios)

KNOWN FOR:
✔ Original designer of the Gill-man (Creature from the Black Lagoon, 1954)
✔ First woman to work in makeup dept. at Universal
✔ Contributions erased from official credits (post-1950s studio politics)

NOTES:
Erased figure of cinematic horror history.
Restored posthumously through feminist media archaeology.
Style: hybrid of elegance + monstrosity.