Martha Sigall (–2014)

Interesting look at the life of an animator. The author started work right after high school with Leon Schlesinger and worked on many Merrie Melodies cartoons. I really enjoyed hearing about the casual work atmosphere at the Schlesinger studio and how "the boss" would contribute to charity baskets. The author drops a lot of names throughout the book - some I was familiar with, i.e. Mel Blank, Chuck Jones, Tex Avery, but many others I was not. It was most interesting to learn that in the early days, the cels were washed off and re-used. Can you imagine what those original works would go for today? Overall a most interesting book.… (más)