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George Pal

Film Producer / Film Director / Screenwriter / Animator / Cinematographer | * 02/01/1908 († 72, 05/02/1980) | Cegléd, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
George Pal (born György Pál Marczincsak; Hungarian: [ˈmɒrt͡sint͡ʃɒk ˈɟørɟ ˈpɑːl]; February 1, 1908 – May 2, 1980) was a Hungarian-American animator, film director and producer, principally associated with the fantasy and science-fiction genres. He became an American citizen after emigrating from Europe. He was nominated for Academy Awards (in the category Best Short Subjects, Cartoon) for seven consecutive years (1942–1948) and received an honorary award in 1944. This makes him the second-most nominated Hungarian exile (together with William S. Darling and Ernest Laszlo) after Miklós Rózsa. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Science Fiction | Adventure

Known for these Movies & Shows

The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of invaders invincible to a ...

The War of the Worlds

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1953 | 3.4/5 | 1h 25min
Science Fiction, Action
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A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species. ...

The Time Machine

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1960 | 3.7/5 | 1h 43min
Thriller, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Romance / Love
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In this Puppetoon animated short film (an Academy Award Best Short Subject, Cartoons nominee), a young Dutch couple find their idyllic countryside being overrun by unfeeling, unthinking mechanical men ...

Tulips Shall Grow

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1942 | 3.4/5 | 7min
Animation, War
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An old Chinese man rides into the town of Abalone, Arizona and changes it forever, as the citizens see themselves reflected in the mirror of Lao's mysterious circus of mythical beasts. ...

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

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1964 | 3.6/5 | 1h 40min
Fantasy, Mystery, Western
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Awards & Nominations for George Pal

Winsor McCay Award Academy Honorary Award Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Inkpot Award 7x Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
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Movies with George Pal as Actor(2)

as himself1985 The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
as Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited)1953 The War of the Worlds

Movies with George Pal as Crew(78)

Production/Producer1975 Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
Writing/Screenplay1975 Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
Production/Producer1968 The Power
Directing/Director1964 7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Directing/Director1962 The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Directing/Director1961 Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Production/Producer1961 Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Directing/Director1960 The Time Machine
Production/Producer1960 The Time Machine
Directing/Director1958 Tom Thumb
Production/Producer1958 Tom Thumb
Production/Producer1955 Conquest of Space
Production/Producer1954 The Naked Jungle
Production/Producer1953 Houdini
Production/Producer1953 The War of the Worlds
Production/Producer1951 When Worlds Collide
Production/Producer1950 Destination Moon
Production/Producer1950 The Great Rupert
Directing/Director1947 Tubby the Tuba
Production/Producer1947 Tubby the Tuba
Directing/Director1947 Wilbur the Lion
Directing/Director1947 Shoe Shine Jasper
Directing/Director1947 Rhapsody in Wood
Directing/Director1947 Date with Duke
Production/Producer1946 Prospecting for Petroleum
Editing/Editor1946 Jasper in a Jam
Production/Producer1946 Jasper in a Jam
Crew/Script1946 Together in the Weather
Directing/Director1946 Together in the Weather
Crew/Cinematography1946 John Henry and the Inky-Poo
Directing/Director1946 John Henry and the Inky-Poo
Directing/Director1946 Olio for Jasper
Directing/Director1945 Jasper's Minstrels
Directing/Director1945 Jasper and the Beanstalk
Directing/Director1945 Jasper's Close Shave
Directing/Director1945 Hot Lips Jasper
Directing/Director1945 My Man Jasper
Directing/Director1944 And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street
Directing/Director1944 Package for Jasper
Directing/Director1944 Jasper Goes Hunting
Production/Producer1944 Jasper Goes Hunting
Directing/Director1944 A Hatful of Dreams
Production/Producer1944 A Hatful of Dreams
Directing/Director1944 Two-Gun Rusty
Directing/Director1943 The Little Broadcast
Directing/Director1943 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
Directing/Director1943 Jasper's Music Lesson
Directing/Director1942 Jasper and the Choo-Choo
Directing/Director1942 Mr. Strauss Takes a Walk
Crew/Cinematography1942 Tulips Shall Grow
Directing/Director1942 Tulips Shall Grow
Production/Producer1942 Tulips Shall Grow
Writing/Story1942 Tulips Shall Grow
Directing/Director1942 Jasper and the Haunted House
Directing/Director1942 Jasper and the Watermelons
Directing/Director1942 The Sky Princess
Directing/Director1941 Rhythm in the Ranks
Directing/Director1941 Dipsy Gypsy
Directing/Director1941 Western Daze
Directing/Director1941 Hoola Boola
Crew/Cinematography1939 Philips Cavalcade
Directing/Director1939 Philips Cavalcade
Camera/Director of Photography1939 Love on the Range
Directing/Director1939 Love on the Range
Directing/Director1938 Sky Pirates
Camera/Director of Photography1938 South Sea Sweethearts
Directing/Director1938 South Sea Sweethearts
Editing/Editor1938 South Sea Sweethearts
Production/Executive Producer1938 South Sea Sweethearts
Directing/Director1938 The Great Philips Review
Directing/Director1937 What Ho, She Bumps
Directing/Director1936 Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
Directing/Director1936 On Parade!
Directing/Director1936 Ether Symphony
Directing/Director1935 The Magic Atlas
Directing/Director1935 The Sleeping Beauty
Production/Producer1935 The Sleeping Beauty
Directing/Director1934 Ship of the Ether

Born: Saturday, 02/01 1908 (February) in Cegléd, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Died: Friday, 05/02 1980 (May) in Beverly Hills (aged: 72)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Hungarian University of Fine Arts
Employer: Hunnia Film Studio, UFA, Paramount Pictures
Other names for George Pal (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Джордж Пал"
"Marczincsak György Pál"
George Pal frequently works together with these people:
Paul Frees (5x, Actor)
Wally Westmore (5x, Crew)
Hal Pereira (5x, Crew)
George W. Davis (5x, Crew)
Henry Grace (5x, Crew)
William Tuttle (5x, Crew)
Arnold Leibovit (5x, Crew)
Gene Warren (5x, Crew)
Frank Freeman Jr. (5x, Crew)
Duke Goldstone (4x, Crew)
Irving Pichel (4x, Actor)
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