Mallory O'Meara

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

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

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, was published in 2021 by 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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