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 only Manka brother buried in their homeland.
This Day in Manka Bros History – December 9, 1999:
Fresh off Paramount / Fox’s global success with ‘Titanic,’ Manka Bros. Animation produced an animated retelling of ‘The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald’ which… failed to excite holiday audiences.
This Day in Manka Bros History – December 6, 1935:
Khan Manka (Sr.) dresses as ‘Manka Claus’ and drops presents from a plane to kids in the Burbank area. Several people were injured from the falling boxes but no one was killed!
This Day in Manka Bros History – November 30, 1910:
‘Khan Manka (Sr.) Beating His Brother Simeon With A Juggling Club’ opens and becomes the top grossing film in cinema history until ‘Birth Of A Nation’ in 1915.
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.
