Gaumont
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
PAX was a film projector/format developed by Gaumont.
Gaumont Film Company
1930-1940
A previous belief was that 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. This has been proven false, as it was now attributed to Franco Film Aubert, and their Gaumont Franco Film Aubert joint venture.
1940-1944
1943-1971
This logo also appeared as an animation.
1944-1945
1945-1947
1971–1980
The daisy returned in 1971. The animated logo was nicknamed "Daisy of Doom" because it had red smoke in the background and had a sinister fanfare, playing throughout.
1980–1985
1981–1995
1995–2011
2011–present
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