Under his leadership, many good solid cartoon characters were developed like Barney Bear and Droopy Dog. Rumor has it Quimby totally lacked any sense of humor, but I doubt if such a human being could exist. Obligatory clowning-around publicity still But, after all, HB cartoons did get awarded with 7 Oscars one per every three MGM years.) (I know about guys like Chuck Jones, Tex Avery, Walt Disney and many great others. This resulted in the most satisfying series of cartoons ever made. Maybe luckily so, as he let Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera do their thing, only taking care of the logistics. When Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer needed a head for their animation department, they gave the job to Fred Quimby, an accountant who did not know a thing about animation. An audible cheer went up in the audience when they came on.
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