Tom & Jerry, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera created by the short film series in the house cat, Tom (full name Thomas) and her sharing the space with the house mouse Jerry between the violent and comic fight depicting animated series is the general name. The first Tom and Jerry animation was done in 1940. Hanna and Barbera duo, the MGM cartoon studio in Hollywood between 1940 and 1957 were 114 written and directed short films. Thirteen of them were nominated for Academy Award, seven Academy Award for Best Short Animated Film was
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio after closure, in 1960, the Gene Deitch Tom and Jerry took over the production of films and movies are being made in Western Europe. Tom and Jerry in 1963, produced by Chuck Jones's take came back to Hollywood. Short film series is coming to the end of 1967 the total was 161 short films were made.
As for the 1970s Hanna-Barbera with a movie studio they founded, and moved into television movies. Eighties and nineties in various TV shows over the years shown. Films were made a long and special shows were held. Today, the Tom and Jerry Warner Bros. rights. The company is owned and operated since 2006 under the name Tom and Jerry Tales is a new series to various television channels and shows in the U.S..