Leo the Lion roars at the beginning of each Metro-Goldwyn Mayer movie. In the 1930′s, trainer Volney Phifer brought Slats, the original Leo, to his farm in Gillette, where he later died.

View Tom Jerry Tom, Jerry, and Leo the Lion Publicity Cel on Production Background MGM, c. 1940s-50s by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios on artnet. Browse upcoming and past auction lots by ...

On the occasion of Leo the Lion’s centennial, our film critic revisits 10 notable Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movies, from ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ to ‘Spaceballs.’ ...

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.) ...

For over 100 years, Leo the Lion has introduced Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films with a triumphant roar as the studio’s mascot. But this week MGM revealed the first update to its branding since 2012 ...

South Washington Street in downtown Sonora was jammed with people on June 25, 1930, hoping to catch a glimpse of Leo, the Nubian lion famous for appearing in the opening logo of films produced by ...

In October 2015, a Snopes reader emailed us about a photo supposedly showing a behind-the-scenes look into the filming of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) studio's promotional clip that displays at the ...

For more than two years, New Jersey Real Estate Tycoon Philip J. Levin, 58, tried to topple the management of one of the biggest U.S. movie companies, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. He spent $11,480,000 ...

Leo the Lion has been the most regular star of MGM Pictures since it was founded on this day in 1924, ... when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (generally known as MGM) was one of the biggest studios around.

Meetings began January 1924. Loew bought out both the Goldwyn Company and Louis Mayer’s company, buying out Sam Goldwyn’s stock as well to ensure getting clear titles. He also dissolved Metro, ...