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Mallory O'Meara
Occupation
  • Writer
  • Podcaster
GenreNon-Fiction
Notable awards

Mallory O'Meara is an American non-fiction writer and podcaster.

Career

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O'Meara is the author of The Lady from the Black Lagoon (2019), which serves as a biography of make-up artist Milicent Patrick as well as a chronicle of O'Meara's search for information about Patrick.[1]

The book includes evidence that Patrick designed the iconic[2] Gill-man from Creature from the Black Lagoon, and that Bud Westmore, a member of the influential Westmore family of Hollywood make-up artists, worked to deny her credit for this achievement.[3] The book was nominated for Hugo and Locus awards, and won the 2019 Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award for Book of the Year.[4]

O'Meara's second book, Girly Drinks, about the history of women making and drinking alcohol throughout the world, was published in 2021 by Hanover Square Press.[5][6] Girly Drinks won a 2022 James Beard Foundation Award.[7]

O'Meara's third book, Girls Make Movies: A Follow-Your-Own-Path Guide for Aspiring Young Filmmakers, is forthcoming from Running Press on May 23, 2023.[8] Girls Make Movies is illustrated by comic book creator Jen Vaughn.

Since 2017 O'Meara has co-hosted Reading Glasses, a weekly podcast about reading and books, with filmmaker Brea Grant.[9] Reading Glasses is part of the Maximum Fun network.[10]

From 2013 to 2019, O'Meara also worked as a writer and producer for Dark Dunes Productions in Los Angeles.[11][12][13][14]

Works

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  • The Lady from the Black Lagoon (2019, Hanover Square Press; ISBN 9781335010131) [15]
  • Girly Drinks: A Women's History of Drinking (2021, Hanover Square Press; ISBN 9781335282408)
  • Girls Make Movies: A Follow-Your-Own-Path Guide for Aspiring Young Filmmakers (2023, Running Press; ISBN 9780762478989)

References

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  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. ^ Meagan Navarro (5 March 2019). "The Enduring Terror of the Gill Man: 'Creature from the Black Lagoon' Turns 65". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  3. ^ "The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick". Publishers Weekly. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  4. ^ Carlson, Greg (July 19, 2020). "Collecting Movies with Mallory O'Meara". High Plains Reader. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ O’Meara, Mallory (2022-08-21). "Women were the first brewers, yet the history of alcohol comes with a double shot of sexism". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  7. ^ "The 2022 James Beard Media Award Winners". James Beard Foundation. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  8. ^ O'Meara, Mallory (6 June 2022). Girls Make Movies by Mallory O'Meara. Running Press. ISBN 9780762478989. Retrieved 22 January 2023. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  9. ^ "Episode 1: Book Slumps with Sara Benincasa". Maximum Fun. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Page Advice with Mallory O'Meara and Brea Grant". Apex Magazine. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "About Dark Dunes Productions". Dark Dunes Productions. Retrieved 22 January 2023. Imbued with a lifelong love of the strange, horror and monsters are Mallory's passion. She has been with Dark Dunes Productions since the summer of 2013.
  13. ^ O'Meara, Mallory [@malloryomeara] (July 26, 2019). "✨Okay, folks. I am thrilled/terrified to announce that after Halloween, I'm going full time as a writer.✨" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ O'Meara, Mallory [@malloryomeara] (July 26, 2019). "No more Dark Dunes! I'll be stepping away from producing and moving to writing full time. I'll be working on GIRLY DRINKS and an unannounced book!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "SPINE-Mallory O'Meara on the Process of Writing The Lady From The Black Lagoon". SPINE. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
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