Gaumont

For the british company, see Gaumont British Films.

Gaumont

1895-1903

This was dated as the oldest logo in this wiki.

PL/Elgé

1903-1906

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"ELGÉ" is the initials of Léon Gaumont, who founded the company in 1895. The daisy has been used in most of Gaumont's logos since.

1906-1908

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Similar to the previous logo, except that the pattern on the daisy is removed, and the letters "P" and "L" are removed.

Gaumount Films Cinema

1908-1910

This is the first color Gaumont logo.

1910-1915

There is an animated version of this logo which changes color, although it was only used on an experimental color film. There is also a golden version of this logo that was seen on the 1915 short film L'embusqué, and a Russian version of this logo.

1914-1918

1918-1919

Similar to the previous logo, except the daisy has been changed, and it was put in a circle.

PAX

1919-1924

It is unknown what "PAX" stands for.

Gaumont Film Company

1930-1940

The symbol on the middle-left is the logo for Pathé-Gaumont-Metro-Actualités, which was a joint venture between Pathé, Gaumont, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The symbol on the right appeared to be a rooster, which is a reference to Pathé as they used that symbol also (and still do today). It is unknown what the bird stands for.

1940-1944

1944-1945

1945-1947

1947-1970

This logo also appeared as an animation.

1970–1980

The daisy returned in 1970. The animated logo was nicknamed "Daisy of Doom" because it had red smoke in the background and had an ominious fanfare.

1980–1985

1981–1995

1995–2011

2011–present

See also

• For other related logos and images see: Gaumont/Other

V • T • E  Gaumont

Film production companies Gaumont Film Company (Others) | Gaumont Distribution | Gaumont Animation | Xilam Animation | Gaumont British Films | Triumph Films1 | Opening Distribution | Paramount Pictures France2 | Globalgate Entertainment4 | Roissy Films Television production companies Gaumont Television | Gaumont International Television | Xilam Animation | Gaumont Animation Other Gaumont-Pathe Archives3 | Les Cinémas Pathé Gaumont3 | Ciné Par | Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers | Financière du Loch | Groupe industriel Marcel Dassault | Socipar Defunct Alphanim | Gaumont Buena Vista International | Gaumont-Columbia-RCA Video | Gaumont Columbia TriStar Films Notes 1Co-owned with Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Entertainment 2Joint venture with Viacom 3Joint venture with Pathé 4A joint venture with Lionsgate, Televisa, Tobis Film, Nordisk Film, TME Films, Lotte Entertainment, Belga Films, PKDN Films, Paris Filmes and Cine Colombia