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The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio was an American animation studio operated by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) during the Golden Age of American animation. Active from 1937 until 1957, the studio was responsible for producing animated shorts to accompany MGM feature films in Loew's Theaters, which included popular cartoon characters Tom, Jerry ...
The following list is a filmography of all animated short subjects distributed by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) motion picture studio through Loew's Incorporated between 1930 and 1958 and between 1961 and 1967.
Mgm Release DateSeriesTitleNotesAugust 16, 1930 [ 2]• Produced independently by the Iwerks ...August 26, 1930 [ 2]Flying Fists• Produced independently by the Iwerks ...UnreleasedLittle Orphan Willie• Produced independently by the Iwerks ...UnreleasedPuddle Pranks• Produced independently by the Iwerks ...Mar 22, 2019 · The following list is a filmography of all animated short subjects distributed by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) motion picture studio through Loew's Incorporated between 1938 and 1958 and between 1961 and 1967.
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The M-G-M Cartoon Studio (also known as the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, MGM Cartoons, the M-G-M Cartoon Dept. and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Cartoon Department) was the studio responsible for the Tom and Jerry cartoons by Hanna-Barbera, plus shorts produced by Tex Avery, Michael Lah, and Harman and Ising. Friz Freleng was also ...
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon Studios, Inc. was the in-house division of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) during the Golden age of American animation. Active from 1937 until 1957, the studio was responsible for producing animated shorts to accompany MGM feature films in Loew's Theaters, which included popular cartoon characters Tom and Jerry, Droopy and Barney Bear.
Prior to forming its own cartoon studio, MGM released the work of independent animation producer Ub Iwerks, and later the Happy Harmonies series from Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising. The MGM cartoon studio was founded to replace Harman and Ising, although both men eventually became employees of the studio. After a slow start, the studio began to take off in 1940 after its short The Milky Way became the first non-Disney cartoon to win the Academy Award for Best Short Subjects: Cartoons. The studio's roster of talent benefited from an exodus of animators from the Warner Bros. Cartoons and Disney studios, who were facing issues with union workers.
Originally established and run by executive Fred Quimby, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the Tom and Jerry cartoons, became the heads of the studio in 1955 following Quimby's retirement. The cartoon studio was closed on May 15, 1957, at which time Hanna and Barbera took much of the staff to form their own company, Hanna-Barbera Productions, then named H-B Enterprises.
Turner Broadcasting System (via Turner Entertainment Co.) took over the library in 1986 after Ted Turner's short-lived ownership of MGM/UA. When Turner sold back the MGM/UA production unit, he kept the pre-1986 MGM library, including the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoons, for his own company. In 1996, Turner Broadcasting System merged with Time Warner, the parent company of Warner Bros., which currently owns the rights to the pre-1986 MGM library.
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The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio was an American animation studio operated by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) during the Golden Age of American animation. Active from 1937 until 1957, the studio was responsible for producing animated shorts to accompany MGM feature films in Loew's Theaters, which included popular cartoon characters Tom, Jerry ...
The lavish animation work of one of Hollywood's most valuable and luxurious film studios. Featuring the work of Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising, George Gordon, William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, Tex Avery...
