Born in Minneapolis, MN. A former motion picture theatre owner and Pathé executive, he organized MGM's short-feature department, which he headed from 1926 until his retirement in 1956. Developed a number of popular cartoon series, including "Tom and Jerry." The MGM animation staff, especially Joseph Barbera and William Hanna, despised Quimby when he was head of the animation department. They felt he was a useless bore who had no love or talent in the medium but still fought with the artists continually over their creative ideas. Quimby received eight Academy Awards for animated films made under his supervision, and the fact that he always took the credit for the awards won for the cartoons was especially galling. Visit the Internet Movie Database to view Quimby's producing credits.

Short Subjects (Cartoons) 1940: 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  Short Subjects (Cartoons) 1943: YANKEE DOODLE MOUSE - Producer  Short Subjects (Cartoons) 1944: MOUSE TROUBLE - Producer  Short Subjects (Cartoons) 1945: QUIET PLEASE - Producer  Short Subjects (Cartoons) 1946: THE CAT CONCERTO - Producer  Nominated for Short Subjects (Cartoons) 1947: DR. JEKYLL AND MR. MOUSE - Producer  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  Short Subjects (Cartoons) 1951: TWO MOUSEKETEERS - Producer  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 (w. William Hanna & Joseph Barbera) 17 nominations, 8 Awards