To commemorate the 10th anniversary of D-Day, studio chief Harry Manka stages a reenactment of the Invasion of Normandy outside his Malibu beach house using studio employees.
This Date In Manka Bros. History – June 6, 1954
This Date In Manka Bros. History – December 25, 1933
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 world’ live from KMBS (the Manka Bros. radio network) – an annual tradition until his death in 1937.
This Date In Manka Bros. History – December 22, 1968
This Day in Manka Bros History – December 22, 1968:
Studio co-founder Harry Manka receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History – December 18, 1942
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 talented screenwriters under contract to tend/harvest the gardens.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History – November 28, 1971
This Day in Manka Bros History – November 28, 1971:
The Paris backlot set on the Manka Bros. lot burns to the ground (including the 2/3 size replica of the Eiffel Tower). It is eventually replaced by the Harry Manka Accounts Payable building.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History – November 27, 1958
This Day in Manka Bros History – November 27, 1958:
Studio founding brother Simeon Manka is found dead on Hollywood Blvd wearing only a ‘Benny’s World Of Beef’ sandwich board advertisement.
This Date In Manka Bros. History – November 2, 1958
This Day in Manka Bros History – November 2, 1958:
Manka Bros. Chairman & CEO Khan Manka, Jr. – son of studio co-founder Harry Manka and nephew of Khan Manka (Sr.) – is born in Beverly Hills.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History – August 29, 1953
This Day in Manka Bros History – August 29, 1953:
After a nationwide contest, Dayton, Ohio’s Edna Gaulk is named Manka Bros. studio chief Harry Manka’s ‘Wife For A Day!’
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