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 – 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 – August 9, 1946
This Day in Manka Bros. History – August 9, 1946:
Using high-pressure hoses, Manka Bros. resolves the Poets & Painters Strike of 1946.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History – June 20, 1958
This Day in Manka Bros. History – June 20, 1958:
The Bulgarian shack where the Mankewitz (Manka) brothers were born is moved from the original dirt patch in Yambol, Bulgaria, to the Manka Bros. studio lot in Burbank.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History – June 16, 1952
This Date in Manka Bros. History June 16, 1952:
Celebrated script picking chicken, Manken The Great, is fired (and eaten) by studio boss Harry Manka after picking several bombs in a row.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History – June 14, 1956
This Date in Manka Bros history June 14, 1956:
A UFO smashes into Stage 14 on the Manka Bros. studio lot and immediately disappears. This blurry photo taken by studio co-founder Simeon Manka is the only proof of the event.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History – June 9, 1923
This Date in Manka Bros history June 9, 1923:
Khan Manka (Sr.) marries his younger brother Harry’s fiancée – Miss Bulgaria 1921, Irina Borislava.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History – June 8, 1959
This Date In Manka Bros. History – June 8, 1959:
Manka Bros. ends the practice of using ‘stunt-children’ in movies. Harry Manka said at the time, ‘Kids under the age of ten should not be doing deadly stunts.’ After this, he nominated himself for the Nobel Peace Prize.
This Date In Manka Bros. History – June 1, 1935
This Date in Manka Bros history June 1, 1935:
As a joke, MGM head Louis B. Mayer blows up Khan Manka (Sr.)’s car. Luckily, Mr. Manka was not in the car at the time.
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