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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Leo_the_Lion_(MGM)Leo the Lion (MGM) - Wikipedia

    Leo the Lion is the mascot for the Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and one of its predecessors, Goldwyn Pictures. The logo was created by artist Lionel S. Reiss , who served as art director at Paramount Pictures .

  2. www.smithsonianmag.com › smart-news › mgms-first-lion-didnt-roar-180962852The Story of Hollywood's Most Famous Lion | Smithsonian

    Apr 17, 2017 · It’s one of the noises most reminiscent of the Golden Age of Hollywood, when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (generally known as MGM) was one of the biggest studios around. What better symbol than a lion?

  3. mgm.fandom.com › wiki › Leo_the_LionLeo the Lion | Metro Goldwyn Mayer Wiki | Fandom

    Leo the Lion is the mascot for the Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and one of its predecessors, Goldwyn Pictures, featured in the studio's production logo, which was created by the Paramount Studios art director Lionel S. Reiss.

  4. www.grunge.com › 643119The Truth Of Leo The MGM Lion - Grunge

    Oct 26, 2021 · Leo the lion might be the most seen animal in history, even if most people would not recognize his name. According to Smithsonian Magazine, Leo is synonymous with the Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer film studio, commonly known as MGM, that has been a cinema mainstay for nearly a century.

  5. www.mentalfloss.com › article › 31511The Life And Times Of The MGM Lion | Mental Floss

    Oct 21, 2012 · The famous mascot of Metro-Goldwyn Mayer is not one lion, but five lions. These are their stories. Slats (1917–1928) Wikimedia Commons. Slats, born at the Dublin Zoo, was MGM's first lion.

  6. cheezburger.com › 3976197 › the-fascinating-story-behind-the-famous-lion-of-mgmThe Fascinating Story Behind The Famous Lion Of MGM

    The lion you see at the beginning of MGM films from 1957 onward is the same lion that you’ll see if you watch the old Tarzan films. Known as Leo both officially and unofficially, you'll get to see him do some growing up over the years.

  7. movies.fandom.com › wiki › Leo_the_Lion_(MGM)Leo the Lion (MGM) | Moviepedia | Fandom

    Leo the Lion is the mascot for the Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, featured in the studio's production logo. Since 1924 (when the studio was formed by the merger of Samuel Goldwyn's studio with Marcus Loew's Metro Pictures and Louis B. Mayer's company), there have been around five...

  8. www.sundaypost.com › fp › the-story-behind-the-mgm-lions-that-have-become-cinema-iconsThe story behind the MGM lions that have become cinema icons

    May 25, 2018 · The stories behind Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s lions, in fact, could make a movie in themselves, and there was much more to them than a simple roar.

  9. seamusdubhghaill.com › 2017/03/20 › birth-of-cairbre-the-original-mgm-lionBirth of Cairbre, the Original MGM Lion | seamus dubhghaill

    Mar 20, 2017 · Cairbre, the original Leo the Lion mascot for the Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), is born at the Dublin Zoo on March 20, 1919. Cairbre is renamed Slats and is trained by Volney Phifer. Slats is used on all black-and-white MGM films between 1924 and 1928.

  10. slate.com › culture › 2015The MGM lion: A video history of the evolution of the Metro-...

    Apr 17, 2015 · Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s roaring lion logo is iconic, and it’s taken a long journey—and several different lions—to get to the one we all now know and love. (His name is Leo.)