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The last MGM cartoon was released in 1967 as The Bear That Wasn't. Between 1935 and 1957, MGM ran an in-house cartoon studio which produced shorts featuring the characters Barney Bear , George and Junior , Screwy Squirrel , Red Hot Riding Hood & The Wolf , Droopy and best of all, Tom and Jerry .
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. [4] The MGM cartoon studio was founded to replace Harman and Ising, although both men eventually became employees of the studio. [5]
MGM Animation/Visual Arts Fritz the Cat: April 12, 1972 [fr 2] Krantz Films Heavy Traffic: August 8, 1973 [fr 2] Steve Krantz Productions: The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat: June 26, 1974 [fr 2] The Lord of the Rings: November 15, 1978 [st 1] [fr 3] Bakshi Productions Fantasy Films The Water Babies: June 15, 1979 [fr 2] Ariadne Films The Secret ...
Tex Avery worked at Leon Schlesinger Productions directing Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for Warner Bros. between 1936 and 1941. Here, Avery had developed the Looney Tunes signature style of cartoon humor and was essential in the creation and/or development of many of the studio's star characters, including Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd and most notably Bugs Bunny.
This list does not include films from United Artists before it merged with MGM (except for co-productions), or other studios that MGM acquired (such as Orion Pictures, The Samuel Goldwyn Company, and Cannon Films). MGM's pre-May 1986 library is currently owned by Warner Bros. through Turner Entertainment Co.
He later claimed to have directed two cartoons during this time. By 1942, Avery was in the employ of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, working in their cartoon division under the supervision of Fred Quimby. At MGM, Avery's creativity reached its peak. A burnt-out Avery left MGM in 1953 to return to the Walter Lantz studio.
According to Animation Magazine, MGM Animation had plans to do a theatrical animated film adaption of comedian Bill Cosby's famous stand up sketch of his take of Noah's Ark with Cosby producing, co-writing the script with Charles Kipps and as the voice of God, while Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner and Jonathan Winters were in talks to voice Noah.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio film series (2 C, 10 P) MGM Animation/Visual Arts films (1 C, 1 P) P. The Pink Panther (cartoons) (4 C, 2 P) R. Rats of NIMH (6 P) S.