Tom and Jerry producer Fred Quimby, though not involved in the creative process, took all credit for the cartoon’s success. Each time the cartoon won the Academy Award for Animated Short Film, he accepted it without inviting the animators, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera | Historyinmemes

#OnThisDay 1886 Fred Quimby, American film producer (Tom and Jerry), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1965) "Jerry and the Goldfish" (fragment), is a 1951 American one-reel animated cartoon and is the 56th Tom and Jerry short directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and produced by Fred Quimby. It was animated by Irven Spence, Ray Patterson, Ed Barge and Kenneth Muse, with music by Scott Bradley and backgrounds by Robert Gentle. Interesting facts: This is first appearance of the Goldfish.

The Classic Cartoons Tom and Jerry Puppy Tale is the 80th one reel animated Tom and Jerry short, created in 1953 directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and produced by Fred Quimby with music by Scott Bradley. The cartoon was animated by Kenneth Muse, Ed Barge and Irven Spence, with backgrounds by John Didrik Johnsen. | Because We Love Classic Cinema

Classic Cartoons Little Johnny Jet 1953 Little Johnny Jet is a 1953 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio cartoon short directed by Tex Avery about a "family" of airplanes. The title is a play on Little Johnny Jones. The screenplay was written by Heck Allen. The film score was composed by Scott Bradley. The film was produced by Fred Quimby. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film but lost to the Tom and Jerry short Johann Mouse, (another MGM Cartoon). | Because We Love C