Author: Peter Morton

Milicent Patrick is a name that could have been potentially lost to history. An actress/animator/makeup artist, she is best known as one of the key designers of The Gill Man, the iconic murderous marine monster featured in Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954). She might never have been acknowledged for her work at all though… Born in 1915 as Mildred Elizabeth Fulvia di Rossi in El Paso Texas. Her early life was spent studying and practicing art. At the age of six she was  living on the grounds of Hearst Castle where her father was hired as Construction Superintendent for…