Howard Dietz disease. Howard Dietz Howard Dietz (September 8, 1896 – July 30, 1983) was an American publicist, lyricist, and librettist. Dietz was born in New York City. He attended Columbia College and then studied journalism at Columbia University. He also served as publicist/director of advertising for Goldwyn Pictures and later MGM and is often credited with creating Leo the Lion, its lion mascot, and choosing their slogan "Ars Gratia Artis". In 1942, he was made MGM's Vice President in Charge of Publicity. He held that position until his retirement in 1957. He began a long association with composer Arthur Schwartz when
Jamel Artis Jamel Artis Jamel Artis (born January 12, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Agua Caliente Clippers of the NBA G League. A native of Baltimore, he played college basketball for University of Pittsburgh. From Notre Dame Prep in Massachusetts, on April 12, 2013 he signed to play for the Pittsburgh Panthers. As a freshman, Artis played at power forward coming off the bench. Following the 2014–15 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, Artis was named All-ACC third team. Artis received All-ACC honorable mention honors as a senior. After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Artis signed