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The lion was chosen as the company's mascot in 1916 by publicist Howard Dietz, as a tribute to his alma mater Columbia University, whose mascot is a lion. Dietz was most directly inspired by the university's fight song, "Roar, Lion, Roar". [2] Names of the first two lions used for the Goldwyn Pictures logos are unknown.
We asked readers to suggest names for the twin lion statues outside the Summit County Courthouse in downtown Akron. The 8-ton beasts have been anonymous since debuting along South High Street in 1908.
Zira (voiced by Suzanne Pleshette in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride; Nika Futterman in The Lion Guard), whose name means "hate" in Swahili, is Nuka, Kovu, and Vitani's mother, and Scar's widowed mate, who plots to avenge Scar's death by forming the Outsiders. She takes advantage of Kovu's friendship with Simba's daughter Kiara, as part of her ...
"The Lion of Panjshir" – Ahmad Shah Massoud, Afghan guerilla leader "The Lion of Brzeziny" – Karl Litzmann, German general in World War I "The Lion of Verdun" - Philippe Petain, French World War I general, later head of the Vichy regime "Lion of the West" – Koos de la Rey, Boer general "Lion of West Transvaal" – Koos de la Rey, Boer general
The Nittany Lion is the eastern mountain lion mascot of the athletic teams of the Pennsylvania State University, known as the Penn State Nittany Lions. Created in 1907, the "Nittany" forename refers to the local Mount Nittany , which overlooks the university.
The real question is: which generation? Depending on whether you were born before or after the year 1990, chances … How ‘Star Wars’ and ‘The Lion King’ Made James Earl Jones the Voice of ...
Lion Philips (1794-1866), a Dutch merchant Lion van Minden (1880–1944), Dutch Olympic fencer who was killed in Auschwitz Fictional characters with the family/given name
Arising from heraldic use, the Red Lion is also a popular pub name, with over 600 pubs bearing the name. [89] A rarer inn name is the White Lion, derived from Edward IV of England or the Duke of Norfolk. [89] Though the lion appears on the coats of arms and flags of Lyon and León, the cities' names have an unrelated derivation despite the ...