George Pal

Director

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.

Personal Info

Occupation Director

Place of Birth Cegléd, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

Birthday 1908-01-31

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Filmography by Year

1964

1962

1961

1960

1958

1947

1946

1945

1944

1943

1942

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