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Frederick Clinton Quimby (July 31, 1886 – September 16, 1965) was an American animation producer and journalist best known for producing the Tom and Jerry cartoon series, for which he won seven Academy Awards for Best Animated Short Films.
- Animation producer
- Frederick Clinton Quimby, July 31, 1886, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
- 1921–1955
- September 16, 1965 (aged 79), Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Fred Quimby was an American animation producer who worked for MGM from 1937 to 1955. He is best known for producing the original "Tom and Jerry" series, which won 8 Oscars and became a cultural icon.
- July 31, 1886
- September 16, 1965
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Frederick Clinton Quimby (July 31, 1886 – September 16, 1965) was an American animation producer and journalist best known for producing the Tom and Jerry cartoon series, for which he won seven Academy Awards for Best Animated Short Films.
Fred Quimby was an American cartoon producer who won seven Academy Awards for Tom and Jerry cartoons. He also produced Tex Avery's Screwball Classics and other MGM cartoons.
When producer Fred Quimby retired in the mid-1950s, Hanna and Barbera took over MGM's cartoon department just as budget cuts closed in. Studio bosses, threatened by the growing popularity of ...
Frederick Clinton "Fred" Quimby (July 31, 1886 – September 16, 1965) was an American cartoon producer. He was best known as producing Tom and Jerry cartoons, for which he won seven Academy Awards.
Mar 26, 2021 · MGM cartoon boss Fred Quimby used to take all the credit for Joseph Barbera and William Hanna’s cat-and-mouse stories. As the new Tom and Jerry movie hits screens, Geoffrey Macnab looks at how ...
