A U.S. Army veteran of World War 1, Joe added the D' to his surname
after going to Chicago to study art. He began his career as an animator
with Walt Disney Studios in 1930, leaving for Walter Lantz and
subsequently for Warner Bros.' Schlesinger Studio, where he worked for
directors Jack King and Frank "Tish Tash" Tashlin.
D'Igalo was on the Fleischer Studios' animation staff from 1938-41, and
was part of the team animating their 1939 feature "Gulliver's Travels."
He subsequently worked with Wilding Pictures in Chicago. On retiring in
1969, Joe returned to Santa Fe and opened his own art gallery.
