Irven LeRoy Spence (April 24, 1909 - September 21, 1995) was an American animator. He is best known for his work on MGM's Tom and Jerry animated shorts. Spence has been incorrectly credited as Irven Spence and Irvin Spence and been correctly credited as Irv Spence.
Shorts[]
1941[]
- The Midnight Snack (uncredited)
- The Night Before Christmas (uncredited)
1942[]
- Fraidy Cat (uncredited)
- Dog Trouble (uncredited)
- Puss 'n' Toots (uncredited)
- The Bowling Alley-Cat (uncredited)
1943[]
- Sufferin' Cats! (uncredited)
- The Lonesome Mouse (uncredited)
- The Yankee Doodle Mouse
- Baby Puss
1944[]
1945[]
1946[]
- Springtime for Thomas (uncredited)
- The Milky Waif (uncredited)
1947[]
1948[]
1949[]
- Polka-Dot Puss
- The Little Orphan
- Hatch Up Your Troubles
- Heavenly Puss
- The Cat and the Mermouse
- Love That Pup
- Tennis Chumps
1950[]
- Little Quacker
- Saturday Evening Puss
- Texas Tom
- Jerry and the Lion
- Safety Second
- The Hollywood Bowl
- The Framed Cat
- Cue Ball Cat
1951[]
- Casanova Cat
- Jerry and the Goldfish
- Jerry's Cousin
- Sleepy-Time Tom
- His Mouse Friday
- Slicked-up Pup
- Nit-Witty Kitty
- Cat Napping
1952[]
- The Flying Cat
- The Duck Doctor
- The Two Mouseketeers
- Triplet Trouble
- Little Runaway
- Fit To Be Tied
- Push-Button Kitty
- Cruise Cat
- The Dog House
1953[]
- The Missing Mouse
- Jerry and Jumbo
- Johann Mouse
- That's My Pup!
- Just Ducky
- Two Little Indians
- Life with Tom
1954[]
- Puppy Tale
- Posse Cat
- Hic-cup Pup
- Little School Mouse
- Baby Butch
- Mice Follies
- Neapolitan Mouse
- Downhearted Duckling
- Pet Peeve
- Touché, Pussy Cat!
1955[]
- Southbound Duckling
- Pup on a Picnic
- Mouse for Sale
- Designs on Jerry
- Tom and Chérie
- Smarty Cat
- Pecos Pest
- That's My Mommy
1956[]
- The Flying Sorceress
- The Egg and Jerry (archival animation from Hatch Up Your Troubles)
- Busy Buddies
- Muscle Beach Tom
- Down Beat Bear
- Blue Cat Blues
- Barbecue Brawl
1957[]
- Tops with Pops (archival animation from Love That Pup)
- Timid Tabby
- Feedin' the Kiddie (archival animation from The Little Orphan)
Gallery[]
Irven Spence and child actress Margaret O'Brien
Trivia[]
- He is only the original animator of Tom and Jerry series to be worked on Tom and Jerry: The Movie in 1992. He became the last surviving animator of the original Tom and Jerry series since 1941.