<P> The designer of the approved Gill - man was Disney animator Millicent Patrick , though her role was deliberately downplayed by make - up artist Bud Westmore , who for half a century would receive sole credit for the creature 's conception . Jack Kevan , who worked on The Wizard of Oz ( 1939 ) and made prosthetics for amputees during World War II , created the bodysuit , while Chris Mueller , Jr. sculpted the head . </P>
<P> The designer of the approved Gill - man was Disney animator Millicent Patrick , though her role was deliberately downplayed by make - up artist Bud Westmore , who for half a century would receive sole credit for the creature 's conception . Jack Kevan , who worked on The Wizard of Oz ( 1939 ) and made prosthetics for amputees during World War II , created the bodysuit , while Chris Mueller , Jr. sculpted the head . </P>
who designed the creature from the black lagoon
who designed the creature from the black lagoon
Millicent Patrick
Millicent Patrick