George Pal

George Pal

Directing

Birthday

1908/01/31

Day of death

1980/05/02 (72 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Cegléd, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

Also know as

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

Biography

Hungarian born George Pal (born Gyorgy Pal Marczincsak) was an 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.

Acting
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(1949) City at Night

as Self

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
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(1986) The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

as Self

The War of the Worlds
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(1953) The War of the Worlds

as Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited)