The idea of using the King of the Jungle to kick off every MGM movie was the brainchild of advertising man Howard Dietz. He ...

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Moviegoers nowadays might not know much of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios’ history outside of its iconic mascot, a lion who introduced each film with it’s iconic roar. It was an introduction that was ...

Eighty years ago today, movie audiences first heard the roar of the MGM lion. And it's been echoing ever since. What explains this audio logo's multigenerational appeal? And how does it rank within ...

J. Mark Powell is a novelist, former TV journalist and diehard history buff. He is the author of “Witness to War: The Civil ...