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 – June 5, 1944
This Date in Manka Bros History – June 5, 1944:
Future Manka Bros. movie star Joey Levitch injures his leg while entertaining the troops the night before D-Day. He would have been first wave on Omaha Beach but was unable to go.
This Date In Manka Bros. History – May 31, 1947
This Date in Manka Bros History – May 31, 1947:
Manka Bros. scientists invent Digital Photography. Studio chief Harry Manka ‘doesn’t get it’ and sells the patents to Walt Disney for $300.
This Date In Manka Bros. History – May 10, 1947
This Date In Manka Bros. History – May 10, 1947:
Studio chief Harry Manka is called to testify to the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and immediately, without prompt, names Louis B. Mayer and Darryl F. Zanuck as Communists.
This Date In Manka Bros. History – May 1, 1901
This Date in Manka Bros History – May 1, 1901:
Khan, Simeon and Harry Mankewitz arrive at Ellis Island from Yambol, Bulgaria. Their last name is shortened to ‘Manka’ by a processing clerk.
This Date In Manka Bros. History – April 3, 1988:
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.
This Date In Manka Bros. History – March 21, 2003
This Date In Manka Bros. History – March 21, 2003:
MC Comics forms a Manga division to leverage that booming Japanese comic format to expand the reach of Manka Bros. IP. The first title was based on ‘Chimpanzebra’ – a character from the popular MBS ‘Animaltered’ animated series.
This Date In Manka Bros. History – February 13, 2004
This Date In Manka Bros. History – February 13, 2004:
‘Polecats’ – the animated retelling of the true story of the 1978 Iditarod in which common house cats pulled the winning sled – opened #1 at the box office.
This Date In Manka Bros. History – February 8, 1997
This Date In Manka Bros. History – February 8, 1997:
Manka Books publishes ‘The Young Hot Chick Who Lived In A Shoe’ (a prequel to ‘The Old Lady Who Lived In A Shoe’) and received harsh criticism from parent groups for the book’s frank depiction of the ‘Old Lady’s’ college years.
This Date In Manka Bros. History – February 7, 1950
This Day in Manka Bros. History – February 7, 1950:
After 1949’s ‘Two-Legged Race’ (two amputee American G.I.s join together to win the 100 meters at the 1948 Olympics) failed to get any Oscar noms, studio head Harry Manka started his own awards show – The Khans (named for his older brother who died in 1937). ‘Two-Legged Race’ won Best Picture.
