![]() The early 1960s Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon logo. | |
Formerly | Sib Tower 12, Inc. (1962โ1964) |
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Industry | Animation Short films |
Predecessor | MGM Cartoons |
Founded | 1962 |
Founders | Chuck Jones Les Goldman Walter Bien |
Defunct | December 1970 |
Fate | Closed |
Successors | Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation Library: Warner Bros. (through Turner Entertainment Co.) |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Parent | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1964โ1970) |
MGM Animation/Visual Arts was an American animation studio established in 1962 by animation director/producer Chuck Jones, producer Les Goldman and executive Walter Bien as Sib Tower 12 Productions. Its productions include the last series of Tom and Jerry theatrical shorts, the TV specials Horton Hears a Who! and How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, and the feature film The Phantom Tollbooth, all released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.