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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.^{[citation needed]}^{[citation needed]}

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.

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 Blitz 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)

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-'''Frederick C. "Fred" Quimby''' ([[July 31]] [[1886]] - [[September 16]] [[1965]]) was the [[film producer|producer]] in charge of the [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio]], which most notably included the ''[[Tom and Jerry (MGM)|Tom and Jerry]]'' team of [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]] and [[Tex Avery]].
+'''Frederick C. "Fred" Quimby''' ([[July 31]] [[1886]] - [[September 16]] [[1965]]) was the [[film producer|producer]] in charge of the [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio]], which most notably included the ''[[Tom and Jerry (MGM)|Tom and Jerry]]'' team of [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]] and [[Tex Avery]].{{cn}}{{cn}}
 As producer, he was a repeated recipient of the [[Academy Award for Animated Short Film]] for the ''Tom and Jerry'' films.