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
Orsten Artis win an NCAA championship after upsetting the Kentucky Wildcats in the 1966 NCAA championship. Artis averaged 12.6 points per game that season and was the team's third leading scorer. Artis served as co-captain of the team with Harry Flournoy. The team was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007 and were the subject of the book and movie "Glory Road", he was portrayed by Alphonso McAuley in the film. Artis later became a police detective in his native Gary. Artis was one of thirteen inductees in the Indiana Hall of Fame 2014 induction class. Artis died