George Pal
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1908-01-31
Day of Death
1980-05-02 (72 years old)
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.
Known For
Acting
(1986)
(1953)
The War of the Worlds
as Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited)
(1949)
City at Night
as Self
Crew
(1975)
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
Screenplay, Producer
(1970)
The Tool Box
Producer
(1968)
The Power
Producer
(1964)
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Director, Producer
(1962)
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Director, Producer
(1961)
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Producer, Director
(1960)
The Time Machine
Producer, Director
(1958)
Tom Thumb
Producer, Director
(1957)
The Big Fun Carnival
Producer, Director
(1955)
Conquest of Space
Producer
(1954)
The Naked Jungle
Producer
(1953)
Houdini
Producer
(1953)
The War of the Worlds
Producer
(1951)
When Worlds Collide
Producer
(1950)
Destination Moon
Producer
(1950)
The Great Rupert
Producer
(1947)
Tubby the Tuba
Director, Producer
(1947)
Date with Duke
Director
(1947)
Wilbur the Lion
Director
(1947)
Shoe Shine Jasper
Director
(1947)
Rhapsody in Wood
Director
(1946)
Olio for Jasper
Director
(1946)
John Henry and the Inky-Poo
Director, Cinematography
(1946)
Together in the Weather
Director, Script, Producer
(1946)
Prospecting for Petroleum
Producer
(1946)
Jasper in a Jam
Producer, Editor
(1945)
Jasper's Boobytraps
Director
(1945)
Hot Lip Jasper
Director
(1945)
Jasper's Minstrels
Director
(1945)
My Man Jasper
Director
(1945)
Jasper and the Beanstalk
Director
(1945)
Jasper's Close Shave
Director
(1944)
Say Ah, Jasper
Director, Producer
(1944)
Jasper's Paradise
Producer, Director
(1944)
(1944)
Jasper Goes Hunting
Director, Producer
(1944)
Two-Gun Rusty
Director
(1944)
Package for Jasper
Director
(1944)
A Hatful of Dreams
Producer, Director
(1944)
Jasper Tell
Director
(1943)
Bravo, Mr. Strauss
Director
(1943)
The Truck That Flew
Director
(1943)
Good Night, Rusty
Producer, Director
(1943)
Jasper Goes Fishing
Director
(1943)
500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
Director
(1943)
The Little Broadcast
Director
(1943)
Jasper's Music Lesson
Director
(1942)
Mr. Strauss Takes a Walk
Director
(1942)
Jasper and the Watermelons
Director
(1942)
The Sky Princess
Director
(1942)
Jasper and the Haunted House
Director
(1942)
Tulips Shall Grow
Producer, Cinematography, Director, Story
(1942)
Jasper and the Choo-Choo
Director
(1941)
Hoola Boola
Director
(1941)
Western Daze
Director
(1941)
Rhythm in the Ranks
Director
(1941)
The Gay Knighties
Director
(1941)
Dipsy Gypsy
Director
(1940)
The Good Bear and the Bad Bear
Director
(1940)
(1940)
Friend in Need
Director
(1939)
The Queen Was in the Parlour
Director
(1939)
Love on the Range
Director, Director of Photography
(1938)
(1938)
The Great Philips Review
Director
(1938)
South Sea Sweethearts
Director, Director of Photography, Executive Producer, Editor
(1938)
De Reddingsbrigade
Director
(1938)
(1938)
Sky Pirates
Director
(1937)
What Ho, She Bumps
Director
(1937)
Rescue Brigade
Director
(1936)
Charlie's World Cruise
Director
(1936)
Ether Symphony
Director
(1936)
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
Director
(1936)
On Parade!
Director
(1935)
World's Greatest Show
Director
(1935)
The Magic Atlas
Director
(1935)
The Sleeping Beauty
Producer, Director
(1935)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Director
(1935)
In Lamp Light Land
Director
(1934)
(1934)
Ship of the Ether
Director
(1934)
Philips Cavalcade
Director, Director of Photography
(1934)
Radio Valve Revolution
Director
(1934)
Radio Röhren Revolution
Director
(1932)
(1932)