The animated characters Tom and Jerry were created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio.
The first Tom & Jerry cartoon titled 'Puss Gets the Boot' was released, introducing the characters that would become Tom and Jerry.
Tom & Jerry cartoon 'The Yankee Doodle Mouse' won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
A hybrid live-action and animation film version of Tom & Jerry was released theatrically.