George Pal

Known for Directing

George Pal's portrait

Details

Birthday: January 31, 1908

Deathday: May 02, 1980

Place of birth: Cegléd, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

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.

Director

1958

1936

1934