The Creature from the Black Lagoon (AKA "Gill Man") is one of the most original and iconic Universal Studios monsters and was designed by a woman named Milicent Patrick, a visual artist who also worked as an animator at Disney. Unfortunately as was the custom in that era, her boss Bud Westmore got his name on the movie's credits. Westmore ended up firing Patrick as he was jealous of her monster design's popularity and the publicity surrounding "The Beauty Who Created the Beast." Milicent Patrick never worked behind the scenes in Hollywood ever again. My thanks again to the Ceramic Art Studio and Shop.
Wet clay model
