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Noted for his long-running role as Homer Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons, he voices many other characters on The Simpsons, including Abraham " Grampa " Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, Groundskeeper Willie, Mayor Quimby and Hans Moleman.
Castellaneta also provides the voices for numerous other characters, including Grampa Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, Groundskeeper Willie, Mayor Quimby, Hans Moleman, Sideshow Mel, Itchy, Kodos, the Squeaky Voiced Teen and Gil Gunderson.
The episode script did not call for Quimby to be a parody of them, and Castellaneta improvised the accent.
Frederick C. " Fred " Quimby ( July 31, 1886 – September 16, 1965 ) was an American cartoon producer, best known as a producer of Tom and Jerry cartoons, for which he won seven Academy Awards.
Fat Tony took out a hit on mayor Joe Quimby in " Mayored to the Mob " in retaliation for a raid on their rat milk facility, which Quimby opposed, as they had promised him " dog or higher ".
Despite being mayor for such a long time, Quimby does not know or care much about his city, often privately ( or even publicly ) showing his outright contempt for Springfield's citizens.
He once arranged Marge Simpson's release after she was arrested for blocking traffic on a bridge after suffering a nervous breakdown, claiming that if she went to jail, Quimby could kiss the " chick vote " goodbye.
Pioneer aviatrices include French, Raymonde de Laroche, the world's first licensed female pilot on March 8, 1910 ; Belgian, Helene Dutrieu, the first woman to fly a passenger, first woman to win an air race ( 1910 ), and first woman to pilot a seaplane ( 1912 ); French, Marie Marvingt the first woman to fly solo across the English Channel and the North Sea in a balloon ( October 26, 1909 ) and first woman to fly as a bomber pilot in combat missions ( 1915 ); American, Harriet Quimby, the USA's first licensed female pilot in 1911, and the first woman to cross the English Channel by airplane ; American Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic ( 1932 ); Bessie Coleman, the first African American female to become a licensed airplane pilot ( 1921 ); German, Marga von Etzdorf, first woman to fly for an airline ( 1927 ); Opal Kunz, one of the few women to train US Navy fighter pilots during World War II in the Civilian Pilot Training Program ; and the British Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia ( 1930 ).
The site was excavated in the winter of 1939-40 by James A. Ford and George I. Quimby, for the Louisiana State Archaeological Survey, a joint project of Louisiana State University and the Work Projects Administration.
Originally, Eddy gave Quimby much credit for his hypnotic treatments of her nervous and physical conditions and initially thought his brand of mesmerism entirely benign.
However, it is clear, based on scholarly work on this subject ( see, for example, the Gillian Gill and Robert Peel biographies of Eddy ), that Quimby continued to practice various forms of hypnotism, mesmerism, and physical manipulation of the body.
Gill wrote that Quimby's actual manuscripts, in his own almost illegible handwriting, indicated that for all intents and purposes Quimby was functionally illiterate and could not write a single cogent English paragraph let alone the manuscripts.
After Quimby took over, he kept a number of Harman and Ising's staff and scouted other animation studios for talent.
* July 1 – Harriet Quimby, writer ( seven scenarios for D. W. Griffith ); actress in one film ; also she was a pioneer American aviatrix
In 1937, Freleng left Schlesinger's after accepting an increase in salary to direct for the new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio headed by Fred Quimby.
When Disney later reneged on a deal he had made for two other Harman-Ising pictures, the animators sold the cartoons to Quimby at MGM.
Children's book editor Ursula Nordstrom was the director of Harper's Department of Books for Boys and Girls from 1940 to 1973, overseeing the publication of classics such as Goodnight Moon, Where the Wild Things Are, The Giving Tree, Charlotte's Web, Beverly Cleary's series starring Ramona Quimby, and Harold and the Purple Crayon.
He is aided in his work by Penny ( who is now twelve years old ), as well as the new robot characters Digit and Fidget, the titular Gadgetinis invented by Penny, who essentially replace Brain the dog in this series ( who is supposedly retired from active duty ) and Chief Quimby ( who now works as an informant for the head of WOMP ) has been replaced with Col. Nozzaire, a former member of the French Foreign Legion.
In this book Ramona Quimby is learning to take responsibility for herself.
Mrs. Quimby is staying home again, taking care of baby Roberta, and Ramona is trying to be a good role model for her little sister, while sharing her mother's attention.
Also available, The Ramona Quimby Diary, has quotes and illustrations from all the Ramona books, plus ideas of things to write about, stickers, and places for photos and drawings.
* Mrs. Dorothy Quimby: Ramona's mother, works as a receptionist for a doctor.

Quimby and towns
The new district encompasses the towns of Quimby, Washta, Cushing, and Correctionville.

Quimby and area
The building consists of three levels, the upper containing a custom Quimby pipe organ, one of the largest in the Los Angeles area.

Quimby and relative
His mother was a relative of aviator Harriet Quimby ; some of her family had been in the U. S. since the 1600s.

Quimby and .
* 1912 – Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel.
* 1802 – Phineas Parkhurst Quimby, American philosopher ( d. 1866 )
* 1875 – Harriet Quimby, American aviatrix ( d. 1912 )
* April 16-Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly across the English Channel.
* July 1 – Harriet Quimby, American aviator ( b. 1875 )
* May 11 – Harriet Quimby, American pilot ( d. 1912 )
* July 31 – Fred Quimby, American film producer ( d. 1965 )
Mayor Quimby, who first appeared in " Bart Gets an F ", is a parody of various members of the Kennedy family.
** Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Fred Quimby
Quimby was born in Minneapolis, and started his career as a journalist.
Grampa's voice is performed by Dan Castellaneta, who also voices numerous other characters, including Homer Simpson, Krusty the Clown, Barney Gumble, Groundskeeper Willie, Mayor Quimby and Hans Moleman.
Mayor Joseph " Joe " Quimby, nicknamed " Diamond Joe ," is a recurring character from the animated television series The Simpsons.
A member of the Democratic Party, Quimby is the mayor of Springfield, and is a composite parody of U. S. Senator Ted Kennedy and certain other members of the Kennedy family who have entered politics.
Joe Quimby is a parody of Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy and the Kennedy Family, as well as of corrupt politics in general.
Like the Kennedys, Quimby " speaks with a Boston accent, throws money at political problems, and vacations in a coastal resort called the ' Quimby Compound.
'" Castellaneta voices Quimby with New York and Boston Irish accents, resulting in a voice reminiscent of that of President John F. Kennedy.

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