George Pal
Known for: Directing
Born: January 30, 1908 in Cegléd, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary] - Died: May 1, 1980
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
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City at Night
Self
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
Self
The War of the Worlds
Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited)
The Time Machine
Director
Destination Moon
Producer
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Director
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Director
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Director
The Naked Jungle
Producer
When Worlds Collide
Producer
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
Screenplay
Tom Thumb
Producer
World's Greatest Show
Director
The Good Bear and the Bad Bear
Director
Jasper's Boobytraps
Director
The Old Woman Who Lived in A Shoe
Director
The Ballet of the Red Radio Valves
Director
Bravo, Mr. Strauss
Director
A Fairy Tale About a Melancholic King
Director
The Truck That Flew
Director
The Queen Was in the Parlour
Director
Charlie's World Cruise
Director
Friend in Need
Director
Ship of the Ether
Director