Part of his expansion was buying Metro Pictures Corporation (founded in 1916) and Goldwyn Pictures (founded in 1917). He needed to have a steady flow of movies for his theatres and founded People’s Vaudeville Company, which later changed its name to Loew’s Consolidated Enterprises, which became Loew’s, Inc in 1919. So how did MGM became the company that it is today? Marcus Loew was a very succesful enterpreneur who steadily built his chain of Loew’s Theatres, one of the most prestigious in the US.
Turns out the lion has been roaring for a long time. My journey into stories behind famous movie related things we take for granted continues, this week’s choice is the MGM Logo.
