She most noticeably designed the creature from the black lagoon, the pantheon of monsters. It was the last one to be included. Everyone has their own pantheon. You can come fight me later. [laughter] in my opinion, creature was the last one. She was one of disneys first female animators, she was an actress, she was an illustrator. Everything about milicent patrick was larger than life. It has been the greatest honor of my life so far to tell her story. If you read the book, you know there are pictures in there because milicent lived a very visual, cinematic life. I have a treat for all of you. Ive got some photos that have never been seen before. I have hundreds of them i was not allowed by my publisher to put in because we could not fit 700 different photos in the book. So i would like to take you through while telling you about milicent and why she is a trailblazing artist and one of the most important women we have ever had in the Film Industry. I would like to take you through her
Freeman talks about her life in writing, she appeared in her monthly call in program in depth in september 2019. Joanne freeman, youre gonna hate this opening question. [laughter] trace the arc of our nations history from 1783 to 1861, the political history of our nation. Wow. I wont use the word hate. [laughter] thats a little daunting. Trace the arc. Im gonna do historian thing and speak generally. I guess i would say if youre looking at american politics from the beginning straight to we could even go past the civil war you are talking about paradoxes and conflict and improv. The periods i tend to focus on really more the early part of the earth and its the improvisational nature of that that really fascinates me more than anything else because the nation was founded in a world of monarchy and the United States was a republic beyond that there was a lot of open grounds theres a lot of improv in those early decades about what the onation is, how it functions, the tone of the governme
Steve from Rockefeller Center in the heart of new york city, it is the tonight show starring jimmy fallon. Tonight join jimmy and his guests jamie foxx, tig notaro, musical guest black pumas, and featuring the legendary roots crew and now heres your host, Jimmy Fallon Jimmy oh, wow. Great to see you guys. Hi, everyone thanks for tuning in my name is jimmy fallon. Welcome to the tonight show. And hi, roots. Nice to see you. Very nice. [ cheers and applause quest, you you made it you made it into the studio today which questlove good i escaped. Jimmy yeah questlove yeah jimmy what, were you in between two trees or where questlove i was in between i was on the set of jumanji. Thats where i was [ laughter ] jimmy did you know i mean, did you get out of your vehicle and walk home . Questlove i ran home yes. Jimmy yeah questlove trees, power lines, everything was falling. Turkeys in the street. Bears on the corner. Deer everywhere. Like jimmy oh, my gosh. Questlove yesterday was all jimmy ye
Manage the local collections, our Research Room and archives are headquartered just across the hall from this auditorium. In the Missouri Valley room, youll find books, articles, and newspaper clippings documenting the history of organized crime in kansas city, from black hand era violence, to syndicate bootlegs through the 26year reign of the crime boss nick subella, associated with skimming casinos in las vegas and bombing businesses in the river key. Whether we like it or not, organized crime is a part of our history. Moreover, it continues to capture our fascination as well as generate interest in new scholarship. Last year, the special Collections Department acquired a piece of our mafia past when the organized crime files of the Kansas City Star were donated by former star reporter mike mcgraw. These files contained photos, notes, and reports on local mafia members, and provide a glimpse of how reporters investigated the mob during its heyday. A story about the collection by Jona
Fifties became a special effects Makeup Artist and designed the costume for the iconic creature from the black lagoon horror film. Up next on American History tv, author and filmmaker Mallory Omeara discusses her book, the lady from the black lagoon. Hollywood monstrous and the lost legacy of milicent patrick. The Kansas City Public Library hosted this event and provided the video. I wrote a book called the lady from the black lagoon hollywood monsters and the lost legacy of Millicent Patrick. But who the heck is Millicent Patrick . She is the forrest gump of the 1950s. She most noticeably designed the creature from the black lagoon, the pantheon of monsters. It was the last one to be included. Everyone has their own pantheon, you can come fight me later. [laughter] in my opinion, creature was the last one. She did so much more. She was one of disneys first female animators, she was an actress, she was an illustrator. Everything about Millicent Patrick was larger than life. It has been