Frederick Clinton Quimby[1] (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. He was the film sales executive in charge of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio, which included Tex Avery, Droopy, Butch Dog, Barney Bear, Michael Lah, and multiple one-shot cartoons, as well as William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of Tom and Jerry.
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- ↑ Susanin, Timothy S. (2011). Walt Before Mickey: Disney's Early Years, 1919–1928. University Press of Mississippi, page 290. ISBN 978-1604739602.
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