Of course, I’m talking about Leo the Lion. Originally Goldwyn’s logo, Leo took over as MGM’s onscreen representative (while Louis B. Mayer ran the shop in Culver City, Calif.).

The MGM Collection is entering a strategic partnership with Marriott Bonvoy beginning October 1, 2023. To be clear, this isn’t a merger similar to Marriott acquiring Starwood Preferred Guest in ...

The lion that retired to the Philadelphia Zoo was most likely Slats, the lion that appeared in the MGM logo that preceded the studio's films from 1924 to 1928. He is pictured in the screenshot above.

Leo, the MGM lion, makes a stop at the Star Theatre in downtown Sonora on June 25, 1930. Local film historian Leonard Ruoff remarked of the visit, "Leo was a big furry lion who mostly laid around.