Dublin-born lion and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Miguel B
What would Hollywood have to do with Dublin?
As you probably remember, for decades the film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer used lions as opening logos for their films.
The first lion to be used was named Slats and it was born in Dublin Zoo in 1919! Slats was used on all black-and-white Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films between 1924 and 1928.
Although several lions were featured on MGM films depending on the decade, next time you see a roaring lion you will remember that maybe that's an Dublin-born lion :)
