When their department was closed down in 1957, Hanna and Barbera set up their own production company. But only a few years later, MGM decided to revive Tom and Jerry without its original creators.

When MGM asked for more cat-and-mouse shorts, Hanna and Barbera held an in-house contest to rename the characters. Animator John Carr won $50 for his suggestion of Tom and Jerry. At one point in ...

Hanna and Barbera made more than 100 Tom And Jerry cartoons at MGM until the studio closed its animation department in 1957, the warring duo having won it seven best cartoon Oscars between 1943-53 ...

Tom and Jerry was first produced by the MGM film studio in 1940. The cartoons, directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and produced by Fred Quimby, ran until 1957, with carefully ...

Tom and Jerry was first produced by the MGM film studio in 1940. The cartoons, directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and produced by Fred Quimby, ran until 1957, with carefully ...