This Date In Manka Bros History-March 14, 1924:
Khan Manka buys an airplane (named for starlet / paramour ‘Margie Louise’) making Manka Bros the first studio to own a Corporate ‘Jet.’
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This Date In Manka Bros History-March 14, 1924:
Khan Manka buys an airplane (named for starlet / paramour ‘Margie Louise’) making Manka Bros the first studio to own a Corporate ‘Jet.’
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This Date In Manka Bros History-March 13, 1977:
‘The Puppets Of Malfi’ (John Webster’s 1613 play The Duchess Of Malfi starring puppets) opens at the Old Vic in London and is a triumph.
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This Date In Manka Bros History-March 13, 1977:
‘The Puppets Of Malfi’ (John Webster’s 1613 play The Duchess Of Malfi starring puppets) opens at the Old Vic in London and is a triumph.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - March 12, 1935:
Yakkety Yak (The Yak That Would Not Shut Up) makes his first appearance in the MankaToons stable of characters.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - March 12, 1935:
Yakkety Yak (The Yak That Would Not Shut Up) makes his first appearance in the MankaToons stable of characters.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - March 11, 1937:
Manka Bros. fires its studio cannon at Walt Disney Studios down the street starting ‘The Great Studio War of 1937.’
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - March 11, 1937:
Manka Bros. fires its studio cannon at Walt Disney Studios down the street starting ‘The Great Studio War of 1937.’
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This Date In Manka Bros History-March 10, 1961:
‘The Triple Jumper & The Debutante’ premiered. It is the true story of Polish triple jumper Jozef Szmidt who defected to the U.S. to date a Park Avenue Debutante.
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This Date In Manka Bros History-March 10, 1961:
‘The Triple Jumper & The Debutante’ premiered. It is the true story of Polish triple jumper Jozef Szmidt who defected to the U.S. to date a Park Avenue Debutante.
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This Date In Manka Bros History - March 9, 1973:
Alaskan folk singer, Ramsey McCak, releases ‘Juneau’ - his first album since his riot-causing appearance at the 1966 Manka Folk Festival.
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This Date In Manka Bros History - March 9, 1973:
Alaskan folk singer, Ramsey McCak, releases ‘Juneau’ - his first album since his riot-causing appearance at the 1966 Manka Folk Festival.
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This Date In Manka Bros History - March 8, 1946:
Manka Bros.’ KMBS - Los Angeles’ first broadcast TV station (at Sunset & Argyle) - goes on the air with the slogan ‘Hollywood In Your House.’
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This Date In Manka Bros History - March 8, 1946:
Manka Bros.’ KMBS - Los Angeles’ first broadcast TV station (at Sunset & Argyle) - goes on the air with the slogan ‘Hollywood In Your House.’
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This Date In Manka Bros History - March 6, 1958:
Harry Manka is acquitted in the shooting deaths of his lawyer and accountant even though he testified under oath that he killed them and ‘would kill them again!’
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This Date In Manka Bros History - March 6, 1958:
Harry Manka is acquitted in the shooting deaths of his lawyer and accountant even though he testified under oath that he killed them and ‘would kill them again!’
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - March 5, 1966:
MC Comics’ iconic villain ‘Auntie Maim’ makes her first terrifying appearance in ‘Rotten Egg’ Issue 16.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - March 5, 1966:
MC Comics’ iconic villain ‘Auntie Maim’ makes her first terrifying appearance in ‘Rotten Egg’ Issue 16.
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This Date In Manka Bros History-March 4, 1930:
One of Manka Bros.’ first screwball comedies, Who’s Minding The Chimp?, premiered and was a huge hit, spawning seven sequels in the 1930s.
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This Date In Manka Bros History-March 4, 1930:
One of Manka Bros.’ first screwball comedies, Who’s Minding The Chimp?, premiered and was a huge hit, spawning seven sequels in the 1930s.
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This Date In Manka Bros History-March 2, 1882:
Studio founding brother Simeon Mankewitz (changed to ‘Manka’ at Ellis Island in 1901) is born in Yambol, Bulgaria.
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This Date In Manka Bros History-March 2, 1882:
Studio founding brother Simeon Mankewitz (changed to ‘Manka’ at Ellis Island in 1901) is born in Yambol, Bulgaria.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - March 1, 2006:
The Manka Bros. Museum opens on the studio backlot as part of the Manka Bros. Studios Tour.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - March 1, 2006:
The Manka Bros. Museum opens on the studio backlot as part of the Manka Bros. Studios Tour.
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This Date In Manka Bros History- Feb 27, 1936:
Cowboy comedian Keester McCoy is ‘accidentally’ shot in the neck, back, ass and groin by four different actors with guns on the set of ‘High Horse.’
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This Date In Manka Bros History- Feb 27, 1936:
Cowboy comedian Keester McCoy is ‘accidentally’ shot in the neck, back, ass and groin by four different actors with guns on the set of ‘High Horse.’
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This Date In Manka Bros History-Feb 26, 2017:
‘Sir Ocelot’ - Manka Bros’ animated film about the only cat in King Arthur’s court- was released and slammed by Right Wing critics who claimed the cat was a diversity hire.
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This Date In Manka Bros History-Feb 26, 2017:
‘Sir Ocelot’ - Manka Bros’ animated film about the only cat in King Arthur’s court- was released and slammed by Right Wing critics who claimed the cat was a diversity hire.
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - February 25, 2012:
Fifth grader Emily Griffiths from Concord, NH, wins MC Comics’ first NextGen Artist Competition with her creation of ‘The Forgotten 8.’
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This Date In Manka Bros. History - February 25, 2012:
Fifth grader Emily Griffiths from Concord, NH, wins MC Comics’ first NextGen Artist Competition with her creation of ‘The Forgotten 8.’
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