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'''Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer''', also known as '''MGM''' for short, is a legendary [[movie]] studio, founded in 1924 by [[Samuel Goldwyn]] and [[Louis B. Mayer]]. They were one of the more prominent studios during the 1930s and 1940s, with hits like ''[[The Wizard of Oz (film, 1939)|The Wizard of Oz]]'', and later hits like ''[[Ben-Hur (film, 1959)|Ben-Hur]]'', ''[[North by Northwest]]'', and ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]''.

'''Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer''', also known as '''MGM''' for short, is a legendary [[movie]] studio, founded in 1924 by [[Samuel Goldwyn]] and [[Louis B. Mayer]]. They were one of the more prominent studios during the 1930s and 1940s, with hits like ''[[The Wizard of Oz (film, 1939)|The Wizard of Oz]]'', and later hits like ''[[Ben-Hur (film, 1959)|Ben-Hur]]'', ''[[North by Northwest]]'', and ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]''. Its television division, '''MGM Television'', was founded in 1955.

Their logo is very well-known; it features a roaring [[lion]] in a frame of film with the [[Latin]] phrase ''Ars Gratia Artis'' (art for the art's sake) above his head.

Their logo is very well-known; it features a roaring [[lion]] in a frame of film with the [[Latin]] phrase ''Ars Gratia Artis'' (art for the art's sake) above his head.

Today, MGM is partly owned by [[Sony]], who also owns [[Columbia Pictures]].

Today, MGM is owned by MGM Holdings, a holding company consisting of Highland Capital Management, Anchorage Capital Group, Third Point Management and Solus Alternative Asset Management.

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