George Pal

Professional headshot of George Pal

George Pal

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.

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Born

Place of Birth

Directing31 January 1908 (age 117)Cegléd, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

Filmography

Poster image for The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
Poster image for The War of the Worlds