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Lionel Mandrake

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7. Speaking of the MGM logo ...

Reply to Hoppy (Reply #5)

Wed Dec 10, 2014, 08:14 PM

Dec 2014

There were several MGM lions, two of which were named "Leo".

As an afterthought, the non-Latin phrase "Ars gratia artis" was wrapped around the lion's head in MGM's logo. Why do I say non-Latin? According to my Latin teacher, "gratia" is a post-positional, not a preposition. Despite the generally free word order in Latin, "gratia" MUST follow its object. The correct version would be "Ars artis gratia".

For some other interpretations, browse:

http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=12246&forumID=1&archive=1

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