Mallory O'Meara

Mallory O'Meara is an American writer, podcaster, and film producer.

Mallory O'Meara
OccupationWriter
GenreNon-Fiction
Notable awardsRondo Hatton Classic Horror Award, 2019, for The Lady from the Black Lagoon

Life

She is the author of The Lady from the Black Lagoon (2019), which serves as a biography of makeup artist Milicent Patrick as well as a chronicle of Mallory's search for information about Patrick.[1] The book was nominated for Hugo and Locus awards, and won the 2019 Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for Book of the Year.[2]

O'Meara's second book, Girly Drinks, about the history of women making and drinking alcohol throughout the world, is forthcoming from Hanover Square Press.[3]

O'Meara is the co-host, along with Brea Grant, of Reading Glasses, a weekly podcast about reading and books, which is part of the Maximum Fun network.[4] O'Meara also works as a writer and producer for Dark Dunes Productions in Los Angeles.[5]

Works
  • The Lady from the Black Lagoon Hanover Square Press, 2019. ISBN 9781335010131 [6]
  • Girly Drinks: A Women's History of Drinking Hanover Square Press; 2021. ISBN 9781335282408

References
  1. Booth, Philip (March 22, 2019). "A woman who created a monster, a legend and a path for women in Hollywood". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  2. Carlson, Greg (July 19, 2020). "Collecting Movies with Mallory O'Meara". High Plains Reader. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  3. Wieberg, Steve (August 17, 2019). "Hollywood horror story: For years woman got no credit for designing famous Creature". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  4. "Page Advice with Mallory O'Meara and Brea Grant". Apex Magazine. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  5. Arreola, Cristina (October 18, 2018). "Milicent Patrick Designed One Of The Most Iconic Monsters Of All Time. Then She Was Forgotten". Bustle. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  6. "SPINE-Mallory O'Meara on the Process of Writing The Lady From The Black Lagoon". SPINE. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
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