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1924–1928[]

Columbia Pictures was founded on January 10, 1924 as Columbia Pictures Corporation.

1928–1936[]

1936–1952[]

1936–1954[]

1942–1952[]

The same logo but modified a bit.

1949–1969[]

1949–1954[]

1953–1969[]

The same logo but modified a bit.

1955–1976[]

1955–1968[]

1968–1974[]

The same logo but modified.

1974–1976[]

1976–1981[]

The torch lady at the beginning of the logo.

1981–1993[]

1993–2007[]

1993–1999
1996–2007

1993–1999[]

In 1992, Jan Domela repainted the Torch Lady to do some clouds, which debuted on-film in 1993. The artist added the torch and added the sun to make it realistic.

1996–2007[]

In 1996, The byline "a SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT company" was added to the logo.

2007–present[]

2007–2014
2014–present

2007–2014[]

in 2006, the previous logo was given a more-realistic look with its painting since 1992.

2014–present[]

In 2014, the "Pictures Entertainment" part was removed from "Sony", leaving only the company.

V•T•E Columbia Pictures
Part of Sony Pictures Entertainment Film and television production and distribution Columbia Pictures (Others \| Trailer variants \| Closing variants \| International \| Logo Variations) \| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Others) \| TriStar Pictures (Others \| Trailer variants \| Closing variants) \| Sony Pictures Animation (Others \| Trailer variants) \| Screen Gems Pictures (Others \| Trailer variants \| Closing variants) \| Ghost Corps \| Sony Pictures Television (Other) Defunct RCA-Columbia Pictures-Hoyts Video \| Rastar Films \| Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International Television TriStar Television Defunct Columbia Pictures Television (Others) \| Screen Gems Television (Others) \| Columbia Pictures Television Distribution \| Columbia TriStar Television \| Columbia TriStar Domestic Television \| Merv Griffin Enterprises (Others) \| Rastar Television \| Colex Enterprises¹ \| Coca-Cola Telecommunications Others The Burbank Studios² \| Columbia Classics \| Columbia Showcase Theatre \| Embassy Night at the Movies \| Screen Gems Network \| Tri-Star Showcase ¹Former joint venture with LBS Communications. ²Was co-owned with Warner Bros. Studios.

V•T•E

Columbia Pictures

Part of Sony Pictures Entertainment

Defunct
RCA-Columbia Pictures-Hoyts Video | Rastar Films | Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International

¹Former joint venture with LBS Communications.
²Was co-owned with Warner Bros. Studios.

V•T•E Sony Pictures Entertainment
Part of Sony Film productions Columbia Pictures (Others) \| TriStar Pictures (Others \| Trailer variants \| Closing variants \| Logo Variations) \| Sony Pictures Animation (Others \| Trailer variants) \| Sony Pictures Classics \| Screen Gems Pictures (Others \| Trailer variants) \| Destination Films (Others) \| Affirm Films \| Aniplex \| Stage 6 Films (Others) \| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Others) \| Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment \| Sony Pictures Imageworks (Others) \| Sony Pictures Digital \| Sony Pictures Releasing (International) \| Sony Pictures Consumer Products \| Provident Films \| Eon Productions \| Independent Films Defunct/Acquired The Burbank Studios \| CBC Film Sales Corporation \| Screen Gems Cartoons \| Columbia Showcase Theatre \| Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International \| Embassy Home Entertainment \| First Release Home Entertainment \| The Guber-Peters Entertainment Company \| Jim Henson Pictures \| Magic Window \| Musicvision \| Rastar Films \| RCA-Columbia Pictures-Hoyts Video \| Sony Wonder \| SVS Triumph \| Tri-Star Showcase \| Triumph Films \| Video Box Office \| Video Services Corporation Sony Pictures Television Studios (Others) Embassy Row \| 2waytraffic \| Silver River Productions \| Left Bank Pictures \| AXN Original X Production \| Lean-M \| GSN Originals \| TriStar Television \| Funimation (95%) \| Teleset (50%) Defunct/Acquired Screen Gems Television (Others) \| Columbia Pictures Television (Others) \| Columbia Pictures Television Distribution \| Columbia TriStar Television \| Columbia TriStar Domestic Television \| Sony Pictures Television International (Others) \| Sony Wonder Television \| Screen Gems Network \| Colex Enterprises \| Spelling-Goldberg Productions \| Tandem Productions \| T.A.T. Communications Company (Others) \| Embassy Communications \| Embassy Pay Television \| Merv Griffin Enterprises (Others) \| Rastar Television \| Coca-Cola Telecommunications \| Barris Industries \| Barris Program Sales \| Four D Productions \| The Mimus Corporation \| Diplomatic Productions \| Culver Entertainment \| Victory Television \| Columbia/Embassy Television Sony Pictures Television Networks AXN (HD): Latin America \| Hungary \| Romania \| AXN Black (HD) \| AXN White (HD) \| AXN Spin (HD) \| AXN Sci Fi \| AXN Mystery \| AXN Movies Sony Channel: Canal Sony \| UK & Ireland \| Southeast Asia \| South Africa \| Turkey \| Sony Sci-Fi \| Sony Turbo \| Sony Gem \| Sony One \| Sony Movie Channel \| Sony Max (South Africa) US Networks: Sony Movie Channel \| Cine Sony \| GetTV UK Networks: True Entertainment \| Sony Crime Channel \| TruTV¹ \| Sony Movie Channel \| Movies4Men \| True Movies \| Pop \| Pop Max \| Tiny Pop India Networks: SET India (Asia) (HD) \| Sony Max (HD) \| Sony Pix (HD) \| Sony Mix \| Sony Sab (HD) \| AXN (HD) \| Sony Aath \| Sony Max 2 \| Sony Pal \| Sony BBC Earth (HD)² \| Sony Wah \| Sony Yay \| Sony Marathi \| Sony LIV Sony Pictures Sports Networks (Sony ESPN (HD)³ \| Sony Six (HD) \| Sony Ten 1 (HD) \| Sony Ten 2 (HD) \| Sony Ten 3 (HD)) Sony Pictures Television Central Europe (Hungary): AXN \| Sony Max \| Sony Movie Channel \| Viasat3⁴ \| Viasat6⁴ Other channels: Animax \| Game Show Network⁵(Other) \| Star Channel (Japan) \| Film1 \| Lifetime (Latin America)⁶ \| FMN⁷ Defunct/Acquired Fearnet \| AXN Crime \| SET Portugal \| SET Spain \| Sony Spin \| 3net \| Sony BeTV \| India: Sony Le Plex HD \| Sony Rox HD \| Sony Ten Golf HD Other Businesses Sony Pictures Mobile \| Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions \| AXN Sync \| AXN Now \| AXN Player \| Movies Anywhere \| Sony Crackle \| Sony Pictures Studios ¹Under license from Turner Broadcasting System. ²Joint venture with BBC Worldwide. ³Joint venture with ESPN. ⁴Under license from Viasat. ⁵Joint venture with . ⁶Joint venture with A+E Networks. ⁷Joint venture with Dori Media Group.

V•T•E

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Part of Sony

US Networks:
Sony Movie Channel | Cine Sony | GetTV

Sony Pictures Television Central Europe (Hungary):
AXN | Sony Max | Sony Movie Channel | Viasat3⁴ | Viasat6⁴

¹Under license from Turner Broadcasting System.
²Joint venture with BBC Worldwide.
³Joint venture with ESPN.
⁴Under license from Viasat.
⁵Joint venture with .
⁶Joint venture with A+E Networks.
⁷Joint venture with Dori Media Group.

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Who is the woman on the Columbia Pictures logo? ›

Michael Deas hired Jennifer Joseph, a 28-year-old graphics artist for The Times-Picayune, as a model for the logo. Due to time constraints, she agreed to help out on her lunch break. It was the first and only time she ever modeled. Joseph had recently discovered she was pregnant at the time.

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Does co*ke own Columbia Pictures? ›

Columbia was purchased by The Coca-Cola Company in 1982. That same year, Columbia helped launch a new motion-picture studio, Tri-Star Pictures, which was merged with Columbia in 1987 to form Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc. In 1989 Columbia was acquired by the Sony Corporation of Japan.

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Does Disney own Columbia Pictures? ›

Columbia Pictures Corporation was renamed to Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. in 1966. Columbia was sold to Sony on September 28, 1989 for $3.4 billion.

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Is there a face in the Columbia Pictures Cloud? ›

There is a face hidden in the clouds in the Columbia Pictures logo that is more noticeable in the 2006 version than in the original 1993 version.

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Is the Columbia Pictures Lady a real person? ›

For this new Columbia logo, Deas chose JENNY JOSEPH, who worked at the local New Orleans newspaper, as his model for the painting. This was Joseph's first modeling assignment and she has never modeled since.

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What does the Columbia woman represent? ›

Especially in the 19th century, Columbia was visualized as a goddess-like female national personification of the United States and of liberty itself, comparable to the British Britannia, the Italian Italia Turrita and the French Marianne, often seen in political cartoons of the 19th and early 20th century.

Why is it called Columbia Pictures? ›

It adopted the Columbia Pictures name in 1924 and went public two years later. The name is derived from "Columbia", a national personification of the United States, which is used as the company's logo.

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Who owns Columbia pics? ›

After its acquisition by the Coca-Cola Company in 1982, Columbia Pictures Corporation and all of its entertainment holdings were purchased by Sony Corporation from The Coca-Cola Company in 1989, and the company was renamed Sony Pictures Entertainment in 1991.

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Which studio owns Columbia Pictures today? ›

Columbia Pictures: Founded in 1924 by Harry Cohn, Sony acquired the studio in 1989 from The Coca-Cola Company for $3.4 billion.

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Why did Sony buy Columbia Pictures? ›

With the acquisition of Columbia, Sony aimed at setting industry standards for the future generation of digital video technology. However, within the next few years, Sony's strategy of buying Columbia, which was renamed Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) in 1991, began to seem like a costly mistake.

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What if Disney didn't buy Fox Family? ›

Fox Corporation would never exist, due to 21th Century Fox not merging with Disney. The Simpsons and Family Guy wouldn't air on Freeform or be on Disney+. Family Guy was never removed from both Adult Swim and TBS. Blue Sky Studios would still be open, and would make more original films rather than sequels.

What brands does Disney not own? ›

Here are just some of the many things Disney doesn't own:

Alvin & the Chipmunks franchise.
Amazon Prime.
American Idol franchise.
An American Tale franchise.
Angry Birds franchise.
Back To The Future franchise.
Barbie franchise.
Batman franchise.

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Who is the girl in the Columbia Pictures logo? ›

The face of the Columbia lady is perhaps one of the most famous in the world ... and it happens to belong to Ms. Jenny Joseph." Doug McCash's story quotes the model: "These days, Jenny Joseph is a Houston muralist and mother of two.

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Is the Columbia logo the Statue of Liberty? ›

The Columbia Pictures logo, featuring a woman carrying a torch and wearing a drape representing Columbia, is a personification of the United States. She is often been compared to the Lady Liberty of the Statue of Liberty, which was an inspiration to the Columbia Pictures logo in 1924.

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What is it called when you see pictures in the clouds? ›

Pareidolia is a type of apophenia. The Danish electrical outlet purportedly resembles a happy face. Common examples include perceived images of animals, faces, or objects in cloud formations; seeing faces in inanimate objects; or lunar pareidolia like the Man in the Moon or the Moon rabbit.

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What is the symbol on the Columbia logo? ›

All Columbia brand products carry the Columbia Sportswear "Bug" emblem. The "Bug" is simply a stylized graphic representation of a basic textile weave pattern that was adopted as the corporate logo in 1978.