Fred Quimby

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Frederick C. "Fred" Quimby (July 31, 1886 - September 16, 1965) was the producer in charge of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, which most notably included the Tom and Jerry team of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and Tex Avery.

As producer, he was a repeated recipient of the Academy Award for Animated Short Film for the Tom and Jerry films.

Quimby retired from MGM in 1955, with Hanna and Barbera assuming his role as co-heads of the studio. MGM's cartoon division did not last long after; it was closed in 1957.

Quimby is affectionately namechecked in The Simpsons in the surname of Mayor Quimby and explicitly as his nephew Freddy Quimby. Itchy and Scratchy are also a pastiche on the exaggerated violence of Tom and Jerry cartoons.

Contents 1 Oscar credits 2 External links 3 Notes

[edit] Oscar credits

• Winner Short Subjects (Cartoons) 1940: The Milky Way - Producer
• Nominated for Short Subjects (Cartoons) 1941: The Night Before Christmas - Producer
• Nominated for Short Subjects (Cartoons) 1941: The Rookie Bear - Producer
• Nominated for Short Subjects (Cartoons) 1942: The Blitx Wolf - Producer
• Winner Short Subjects (Cartoons) 1943: The Yankee Doodle Mouse - Producer
• Winner Short Subjects (Cartoons) 1944: Mouse Trouble - Producer
• Winner Short Subjects (Cartoons) 1945: Quiet, Please! - Producer
• Winner Short Subjects (Cartoons) 1946: The Cat Concerto - Producer
• Nominated for Short Subjects (Cartoons) 1947: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse - Producer
• Winner Short Subjects (Cartoons) 1948: The Little Orphan - Producer
• Nominated for Short Subjects (Cartoons) 1949: Hatch Up Your Troubles - Producer
• Nominated for Short Subjects (Cartoons) 1950: Jerry's Cousin - Producer
• Winner Short Subjects (Cartoons) 1951: The Two Mouseketeers - Producer
• Winner Short Subjects (Cartoons) 1952: Johann Mouse - Producer
• Nominated for Short Subjects (Cartoons) 1952: Little Johnny Jet - Producer
• Nominated for Short Subjects (Cartoons) 1954: Touché, Pussy Cat - Producer
• Nominated for Short Subjects (Cartoons) 1955: Good Will to Men - Producer (with William Hanna & Joseph Barbera)

[edit] External links

• Fred Quimby at the Internet Movie Database
• The Tom and Jerry Story
• The Creators - The Magic Behind The Cartoon

[edit] Notes