Sunday, August 29, 2010

Martha Sigall to appear on "History Detectives"

Above: Locked out but happy -- strikers at Warner Bros., 1941. Left to right: Ben Washam (later president of Local 839), Roy Laupenberger, unknown, Paul Marin, Martha Goldman (Sigall).

Martha Sigall will be appearing tomorrow night (Monday, August 30) on the PBS show "History Detectives", in a segment about animation drawings and cels.

Martha worked in the animation business for fifty-three years as an inker, painter and cameraperson. She received the Animation Guild's Golden Award in 1986 and ASIFA-Hollywood's June Foray Award in 2004. She is the author of the book Living Life inside the Lines: Tales from the Golden Age of Animation.

The episode will air at 9 pm on KCET. Check the PBS website for airing times and dates elsewhere.

2 comments:

Mike said...

YES!!!!!!!
Go get 'em Martha!!!!
I'll be glued to the screen.

Anonymous said...

Very cool. Thanks for the heads up.

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