Person
George Pal
Directing
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Jan 31, 1908
- Died
- May 2, 1980
- From
- Cegléd, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
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.
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The War of the Worlds
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
City at Night
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
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
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