Martha Sigall

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Martha Goldman Sigall is an American animator.

Sigall moved to Hollywood, California in 1929 and by chance lived around the corner from Schlesinger Studios. From about the age of 15, she ran errands for the staff there and was put to work as an inker on July 13, 1936. Sigall worked first as a cel painter, then later as an inker until 1944. After leaving Schlesinger, Goldman worked for Graphic Films, a small animation house in Hollywood. Sigall went on to work for MGM studios, and then became a freelance animator, eventually compiling over fifty years in the business.

Sigall wrote a memoir, Living Life Inside The Lines: Tales from the Golden Age of Animation (University Press of Mississippi, 2005). Her book explores the creation of such characters as Bugs Bunny, Tweety and Road Runner. Sigall has also contributed commentary to the Looney Tunes - Golden Collection, Volume One DVD set, along with Jerry Beck.^[1]

In 2004, Sigall received the June Foray Award from ASIFA-Hollywood for her lifetime of work in the animation field.^[2]

She's been married to her husband, Sol, for over 60 years and lives in Culver City, California.

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1. ^ Sigall, Martha (2005). Living Life Inside the Lines: Tales from the Golden Age of Animation. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, pg. 219-220. ISBN 1578067499. 
2. ^ Sigall, Martha (2005). Living Life Inside the Lines: Tales from the Golden Age of Animation. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, pg. 228-230. ISBN 1578067499.