Mark Kausler’s CatBlog

KK 6-24-1938

Here’s today’s Krazy. My wife Cathy and I went to Martha Sigall’s 90th birthday party in Culver City on Saturday. Martha, as you know, is one of the last living links to the Schlesinger and MGM cartoon studios, having worked as an inker and production supe at both shops. Of course, you know her book: “Living Life Inside the Lines”, highly recommended. She had so many guests, both family and cartoonists, that she scheduled her party in two shifts, 1-3 PM and 3-5 PM. A lot of us stayed a little after 5, like until 6:30! One talented member of Martha’s family put together a 9 minute video of family photos, concluding with an image of 100s of photos morphing into a great portrait of Martha’s face. I did a little drawing of Martha for her birthday card, I’ll post it when I get a chance. Tom Sito and Art Leonardi also did personal cards for her. What a great time we had!