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| | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) |
 | | For many years, the MGM Lion was the live-action mascot for MGM, appearing in theopening logo sequence to every movie produced by the studio. |
 | | MGM's biggest cartoon stars, however, werethe cat-and-mouse duo of Tom and Jerry whom werecreated by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. |
 | | The first suitor was Time Warner, who negotiated with MGM for a short period in early 2004 unsuccessfully.After this, Sony (representing its Sony Pictures unit) entered a bid to buy the studio,along with venture capital groups Texas Pacific Group and ProvidenceEquity Partners, and for a time they were in exclusive negotiations. |
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