February 17, 1983 Ken Cinema Bob Berkun Bob Berkun opened the Ken Cinema in San Diego in 1947. 36 years later Reed Galin profiled the 79-year-old. He said he would rather spend time there than at home. He was once in the movies, but the parts were few and far between. In 1983 he was involved with a different film every night. He had no plans to retire. The Ken closed in 2020—another old-fashioned movie theater in the history books. Story shot and edited by Bill Tracey.