For us, I would have to say:
Andy Griffith and
Mr. Rogers
(Yes, I thought Mr. Rogers was corny was when I was a collegiate, but as I got older he just got cooler and cooler to me.)
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Originally Posted by alrphimu
the wife of the MGM founder was a Phi Mu...that's why MGM's mascot is a lion....rando...
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Originally Posted by PM_Mama00
Are you for real? I didn't know that! No wonder MGM is my favorite casino!  |
Sorry, but I'm going to have call Greek Urban Legend/Badge on the Moon on that one.
Leo the Lion predates MGM -- it was the logo of Goldwyn Studios before the merger with Metro and Mayer that led to MGM.
Leo was first used by Goldwyn in 1916. The records say that Leo was designed by Howard Dietz, who was director of advertising and publicity for Goldwyn (as well as a lyricist and librettist). He was a journalism graduate of Columbia University, which has a lion as a mascot, and it has long been speculated that the Columbia lion served as his inspiration for the MGM lion.