George Pal
Producer, Director, Actor, Writer, Editor
January 31, 1908 — May 2, 1980 (72 years)
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
Filmography
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| 1950 | The Great RupertOn Plex |
| 1942 | |
| 1940 | |
| 1938 | South Sea Sweethearts · as Executive Producer |
| 1953 | The War of the Worlds · as Bum #1 Listening To Radio (uncredited) |
| 1975 | Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze · as Screenplay |
| 1986 | The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show · as Self - Animator-Producer |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre · as Self - Intermission Guest |
| 1971 | Curiosity Shop · as Creator |
| 1942 | Tulips Shall Grow · as Cinematographer |
| 1942 | Tulips Shall Grow · as Story |
| 1939 | Love on the Range · as Director Of Photography |
| 1938 | Sky Pirates · as Cinematographer |
| 1938 | South Sea Sweethearts · as Director Of Photography |
| 1937 | Captain Kidding · as Cinematographer |