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George Pal

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Birthdate

1908-01-31

Day of Death

1980-05-02

Place of Birth

Cegléd, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

George Pal

Biography

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.

Filmography (3)