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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio (also known as MGM Cartoons) was the in-house division of [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (MGM) film studio in Hollywood, responsible for producing animated shorts to accompany MGM feature films in Loew's Theaters. Founded in 1937 as the successor to [[Harman-Ising Productions]], the cartoon studio created some popular cartoon characters, including ''Tom and Jerry'', ''Droopy'' and ''Barney Bear''. It went defunct in 1958, as most of the | The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio (also known as MGM Cartoons) was the in-house division of [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (MGM) film studio in Hollywood, responsible for producing animated shorts to accompany MGM feature films in Loew's Theaters. Founded in 1937 as the successor to [[Harman-Ising Productions]], the cartoon studio created some popular cartoon characters, including ''Tom and Jerry'', ''Droopy'' and ''Barney Bear''. It went defunct in 1958, as most of the staff were moving to a another studio known as [[Hanna-Barbera Cartoons|H-B Enterprises]]. The studio would be succeeded by [[Sib Tower 12 Productions]] (renamed MGM Animation/Visual Arts in 1966), founded in 1962 by Chuck Jones, a former [[Warner Bros. Cartoons]] employee. | ||
===1st Logo (August 16, 1930-July 18, 1943)=== | ===1st Logo (August 16, 1930-July 18, 1943)=== | ||