Fred Quimby

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Frederick Clinton Quimby (July 31, 1886 – September 16, 1965) was an American animation designer and journalist best known for directing the Tom and Jerry cartoon series, for which he received seven Academy Awards for Best Animated Short Film.

He was the film sales executive in charge of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon house, which included Tex Avery, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, Tom and Jerry's designers.

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Life and career

Quimby was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and began his career as a writer. He owned a movie theater in Missoula, Montana, in 1907. He spent time at Pathé and became a member of the board of directors before deciding in 1921 to become an independent producer. He was hired by Fox Film in 1924 and moved to MGM in 1927 to head the company's short features department. He was in 1937 to create MGM's animation team.

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William Hanna and Joseph Barbera brought Quimby with a cartoon featuring a cat and a mouse in 1939. Although he had no interest in the idea, Quimby accepted it, and Puss Gets the Boot was the result, which was nominated for an Academy Award. Since Puss Gets the Boot, he refused to pursue more Cat and Mouse cartoons. However, following the critical and financial success of the cartoon, he decided to make Tom and Jerry an official cartoon of the MGM cartoon studio. Quimby, a producer, became a multiple winner of the Academy Award for Animated Short Films for Tom and Jerry films, but he never accepted Hanna and Barbera onstage when they were presented. His name became well known due to its inclusion in the cartoon credits, and Quimby was solely responsible for authorizing and delivering the Tom and Jerry movie. Quimby was not involved in the design process and had a rocky relationship with animators, including Hanna and Barbera, who felt that Quimby was not appropriate for a true animation leader:

Quimby resigned from MGM in May 1955, with Hanna and Barbera taking over the Tom and Jerry shorts and the production name. Despite the success of Hanna and Barbera, MGM bet that re-releasing old cartoons would be more profitable, and MGM's cartoon division did not last long after being closed in 1957. Gene Deitch and then Chuck Jones would later produce more Tom and Jerry shorts from their own studios during the 1960s.

Quimby died of a heart attack in Santa Monica, California, about seven weeks after his 79th birthday, and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.

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Academy Award credits

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