It's one of the most iconic images in cinema: a lion, framed by a golden circle of film stock, triumphantly roaring just before the opening credits roll. Now, after almost 100 years and more than half ...

Throwback Thursday: In 1928, Leo the MGM Lion Survived a Plane Crash Long before Cecil tragically made headlines, America was obsessed with another lion. Leo, ad man Howard Dietz's brainchild, created ...

Jackie, the second MGM "Leo the Lion," was recorded in 1928. Wikimedia Commons Leo the Lion has been the most regular star of MGM Pictures since it was founded on this day in 1924, and his roar is ...