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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., or MGM, is an American media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of films and television programs.

From the end of the silent film era through World War II, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was the most prominent motion picture studio in Hollywood, with the greatest output of all of the studios: at its height, it released an average of one feature film a week, along with many short subjects and serials. A victim of the massive restructuring of the motion picture industry during the 1950s and 60s, it was ultimately unable to cope with the loss of its theater chain (due to the Paramount decrees), and the power shift from studio bosses to independent producers and agents.

On April 8, 2005, the company was acquired by a partnership led by Sony Corporation of America and Comcast in association with Texas Pacific Group (now TPG Capital, L.P.) and Providence Equity Partners. MGM Mirage, a Las Vegas-based hotel and casino company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "MGM", is not currently affiliated with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Sony Pictures currently distributes MGM/UAColumbia TriStar co-productions—most notably Casino Royale—but outside of the co-productions MGM is now actively involved in acquiring worldwide film rights and distributing theatrical motion pictures domestically. 20th Century Fox will be handling the international theatrical distribution and worldwide home video distribution of MGM titles, excepting those which Sony (Columbia/TriStar/Sony Pictures Classics) acts as majority partner.

Established in 1924, MGM is tied for the fifth-oldest movie studio in history with Columbia Pictures.

The words "Ars Gratia Artis" above the Lion, is Latin, and translated, it means "Art for Art's Sake"

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  • This is a great logo!

  • mgomez89, don't go telling crazy stories that aren't true...and don't call them "facts". The lion logo was designed by Howard Dietz, who used a lion because he attended Columbia University, whose team nickname is the Lions. He even said himself that the inspiration for making the lion roar was Columbia's fight song, "Roar, Lion, Roar". It had nothing to do with bank robbers.

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  • So classic! Speaking of classics, I just read a Vanity Fair article featuring stills from classic movies, such as "Gone With the Wind" and "The Wizard of Oz." If you are a true movie lover then go to Vanity Fair's website and search mgm. Enjoy!

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