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Mr. Peabody & Sherman is DreamWorks Animation's new comedy
about a dog and his boy. Mr. Peabody invents the WABAC, a
time-travelling machine that he and his adopted boy Sherman use to
explore history. The concept art, character backgrounds, design
inspiration, and behind-the-scenes information in this book
perfectly capture the rich storyline, vibrant characters and
locations.
Martha Sigall worked with all the classic cartoon characters-Bugs
Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tom & Jerry, Droopy Dawg, Beany & Cecil,
Tweety, and Porky Pig-and the madcap artists who created them-Chuck
Jones, Tex Avery, Bob Clampett, Frank Tashlin, Friz Freleng,
William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, Bill Melendez, and Ben (Bugs)
Hardaway. As a teenager Sigall became an apprentice painter working
in the Golden Age of Hollywood at the Leon Schlesinger studio,
making $12.75 per week coloring animation cels that would introduce
Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd to the world. She recounts her wild and
wonderful experiences with the Warner Bros. cartoon crew, working
and laughing all day with the animators, partying all night with
the Looney Tunes gang on the bowling and baseball teams, and
participating in weekend scavenger hunts. She was president of the
in-house "Looney Tunes Club," co-wrote the company gossip column,
and performed in the company's theatrical troupe. After World War
II, Martha joined MGM Animation (Tom & Jerry, Tex Avery) in
Culver City as an assistant in the camera room and later freelanced
her ink and paint services, creating art for many classic features,
shorts, commercials, and TV series-including Garfield, Peanuts, and
The Pink Panther. Written with warmth, humor, and a touch of
nostalgia, this is a rarely told story of what it was like to be a
part of a team of artists who were creating masterpieces of
animation. Martha recalls her lifelong friendships with writer
Michael Maltese, animators Ben Washam, Ken Harris, Herman Cohen,
Paul Smith, Bob Matz, and many others. She writes of her
experiences of being a woman in a male-dominated industry,
particularly during the war years when she was one of the first
women camera operators in the industry. Recipient of numerous
awards for her artistry, Martha Sigall, Culver City, California,
worked in animation production from 1936 to 1989.
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