Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
January 31, 1908
Died
May 2, 1980 (72 years old)
Cegléd, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Also Known As
- György Pál Marczincsák
- George Pál
- Georg Pál
- Georg Pal
- Gyorgy Pal Marczincsak
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.
Known For
Acting
Directing
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
Screenplay, Producer
1975
The Power
Producer
1968
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Director, Producer
1964
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Director, Producer
1962
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Producer, Director
1961
The Time Machine
Producer, Director
1960
Tom Thumb
Producer, Director
1958
Conquest of Space
Producer
1955
The Naked Jungle
Producer
1954
Houdini
Producer
1953
The War of the Worlds
Producer
1953
When Worlds Collide
Producer
1951