Millie & Company

In today’s NY Post, Raquel Laneri profiles a forgotten Hollywood stalwart. Born in 1915, Millicent Patrick (birth name Rossi) was a commercial artist, fashion designer, illustrator of children’s books, and TV and film actress largely in uncredited roles. A graduate of an art school, she did sketches of her co-stars. She also designed the Xenomorph for It Came from Outer Space (1953), the Gill Man from Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), the Metaluna mutant for This Island Earth (1954), and she made masks for Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953) and The Mole People (1956). She claimed sole credit for the creations, which was disputed by a producer. This led to her blackballing from the industry, unfairly Laneri claims. Patrick passed away in 1998 at 82. Here’s a pic with the head of her most famous creation:

And here’s one from the set of Man Without a Star (1955):

Here are interesting items plucked from today’s NY Post: A blurb informs that Lake Champlain in Vermont has frozen over for the first time in four years, which will no doubt cause sleepless nights for global warming zealots trying to convince others of the imminent danger… Since 2014, alleged medical malpractice has claimed the lives of 468 New Yorkers. In that span, the city has paid out $34 million to 56 families. 400+ cases are pending. Hospitals seem to be among the most dangerous places in America… In a two-page spread, Larry Getlen examines the issue of tax incentives for corporations, and finds that it’s almost always a losing proposition for municipalities hoodwinked by film and TV execs, sports moguls and big business types like Jeff Bezos of Amazon, who promise huge windfalls and fail to deliver. One comment was particularly interesting. Someone who did an exhaustive study of the issue found that tourism did not increase during events such as the Olympics, as regular tourists would stay away to avoid the crush… And here’s a poster from a phone booth on 5th Avenue & 15th Street in Manhattan:

Kid Rock made his first hole-in-one yesterday. It came at a 175-yard hole at a course designed by Jack Nicklaus, who happened to witness the event. The two have become friends, brought together by charity events.

The rain put the kibosh on the floating book shop, so it was a good day to get the old Hyundai inspected — and it passed with flying colors. I was surprised, as I expected to be told the front tires needed to be replaced, as the back were last year.

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