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George Pal

George Pal

Biography

George Pal (born Gyorgy Pal Marczincsak; February 1, 1908 – May 2, 1980) was a Hungarian-American animator, film director and producer. He is best known for his classic Puppetoon replacement animation short films, as well as his association with the Fantasy and Science Fiction genres. Pal was nominated for Academy Awards (in the category Best Short Subject, Cartoons) in seven consecutive years (1942–1948). He received an honorary Oscar, for the development of novel animation methods and techniques, in 1944.

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

119

Gender

Male

Birthday

1908-01-31

Place of Birth

Cegléd, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

Also Known As

György Pál Marczincsák, George Pál, Georg Pál, Georg Pal, Gyorgy Pal Marczincsak, Julius György Marczincsak

Known For

City at Night The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal The War of the Worlds The Time Machine Destination Moon The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm Atlantis: The Lost Continent 7 Faces of Dr. Lao The Naked Jungle When Worlds Collide Tom Thumb World's Greatest Show The Good Bear and the Bad Bear Bravo, Mr. Strauss The Ballet of the Red Radio Valves Jasper's Boobytraps The Old Woman Who Lived in A Shoe The Truck That Flew A Fairy Tale About a Melancholic King The Queen Was in the Parlour Charlie's World Cruise Friend in Need Ship of the Ether Ether Symphony Tubby the Tuba Say Ah, Jasper Good Night, Rusty Jasper Goes Fishing Jasper's Paradise Aladdin and the Magic Lamp The Magic Atlas Philips Cavalcade Hotlip Jasper Jasper's Minstrels Olio for Jasper Date with Duke And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins The Great Philips Review Hoola Boola Mr. Strauss Takes a Walk Jasper and the Watermelons The Sky Princess Jasper and the Haunted House The Little Broadcast Jasper Goes Hunting My Man Jasper Jasper and the Beanstalk John Henry and the Inky-Poo Wilbur the Lion What Ho, She Bumps The Sleeping Beauty Together in the Weather Western Daze On Parade! Two-Gun Rusty A walk through the modern Oberst factory How Much Is Your Health Worth to You? Conquest of Space Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze Jasper's Music Lesson Package for Jasper Shoe Shine Jasper Houdini Prospecting for Petroleum The Big Fun Carnival Jasper in a Jam Tulips Shall Grow The Power Love on the Range South Sea Sweethearts De Reddingsbrigade A Hatful of Dreams Rhythm in the Ranks The Great Rupert Rhapsody in Wood The Gay Knighties Dipsy Gypsy Radio Valve Revolution Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Rescue Brigade In Lamp Light Land Jasper and the Choo-Choo How an Advertising Poster Came About Sky Pirates Jasper's Close Shave Jasper Tell Radio Valve Revolution The Tool Box The Winner The First Christmas