This Date In Manka Bros. History – April 3, 1988: The Manka Highbrow film division launches making Manka Bros. the first MAJOR studio to produce independent films. MANKA BROS. STUD...Read More
This Date In Manka Bros. History – March 17, 1994: Manka Bros.’ annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade is canceled forever after a massive Hippopotamoose float collapses onto hundreds of sp...Read More
This Day in Manka Bros History – December 25, 1933: Khan Manka (Sr.) reads the classic Bulgarian Christmas tale ‘Ignazden’ (the story of Saint Ignatius of Antioch) to the ‘children of the ...Read More
This Day in Manka Bros History – December 22, 1968: Studio co-founder Harry Manka receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. MANKA BROS. STUDIOS – HOME ...Read More
This Day in Manka Bros History – December 18, 1942: To support the war effort, Victory Gardens are planted on open spaces around the studio lot. Studio chief Harry Manka orders the least ...Read More
This Day in Manka Bros History – December 16, 2010: After several kids get injured, the Rhinocerostrich Forever-Friend™ toy is recalled before Christmas for obvious reasons. MANK...Read More
This Day in Manka Bros History – December 15, 1947: After reading (and despising) John Steinbeck’s screenplay for Manka Bros.’ ‘The Ballad Of Clem Fortune,’ studio chief Harry...Read More
This Day in Manka Bros History – December 13, 1972: At a White House ‘Hollywood Heroes’ Dinner, President Nixon presents 89-year-old Harry Manka with a ‘Participation Medal.’ ...Read More
This Day in Manka Bros History – December 12, 1978: The first photographic evidence of the ghost that haunts Manka Bros Stage 8 was captured on this date in 1978. MANKA BROS. STUDI...Read More
This Day in Manka Bros History – December 11, 1958: Following his death on November 27, 1958, Simeon Olsa Mankewitz is buried next to the shack in Bulgaria where he was born. He is the on...Read More