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Category: This Date In Manka Bros. History

Posted on December 28, 2023December 28, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – December 28, 1977

This Day in Manka Bros History – Dec 28, 1977:

 

Manka Bros.’ documentary short ‘The Swamp’ – about a dumbass from Louisiana who decides to swim across a predator infested swamp – was nominated for several awards and was the catalyst to launch the studio’s doc division – Manka Docs.

 

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Posted on December 25, 2023December 25, 2023

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.

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Posted on December 22, 2023December 22, 2023

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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Posted on December 20, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – December 21, 1967

This Day in Manka Bros History – December 21, 1967:

 

A Holiday basket of cheeses sent to the cast of Manka Bros’ acclaimed Broadway production of ‘’Tis Pity She’s A Whore’ resulted in several actors getting food poisoning and throwing up on stage.

 

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Posted on December 19, 2023December 19, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – December 20 , 1965

This Day in Manka Bros History – December 20, 1965:

 

‘Jonas Salk’s Mind Twisters’ – really, REALLY tough trivia – premieres on MBS with the tagline ‘From The Brain That Brought You The Polio Vaccine.’ The trivia proved too hard for contestants and home audiences and it was canceled after a few weeks.

 

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Posted on December 18, 2023December 19, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – December 19, 2017

This Day in Manka Bros History – December 19, 2017:

 

After 20 years of losing a lot of money, Manka Bros. closes its cinemas in Mongolia.

 

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Posted on December 18, 2023

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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Posted on December 16, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – December 16, 2010

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.

 

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Posted on December 15, 2023December 15, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – December 15, 1947

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 Manka stood outside Steinbeck’s office window and hit golf balls at him.

 

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Posted on December 14, 2023December 14, 2023

This Date In Manka Bros. History – December 14, 1915

This Day in Manka Bros History – December 14, 1915:

 

‘Sing!’ – Manka Bros. first full-length silent film – opens at the Manka Kinoplatz in New York.

 

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