George Pal
- Born
- January 31, 1908
- Died
- May 2, 1980 (72 years old)
- 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.
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Known for
Filmography
- 1975Doc Savage: The Man of BronzeFilm · Screenplay, Producer★ 5.2
- 1971The Tool BoxThe Tool BoxFilm · Producer
- 1968The PowerFilm · Producer★ 6.3
- 19647 Faces of Dr. LaoFilm · Director, Producer★ 6.9
- 1962The Wonderful World of the Brothers GrimmFilm · Director, Producer★ 5.9
- 1961Atlantis: The Lost ContinentFilm · Director, Producer★ 5.1
- 1960The Time MachineFilm · Director, Producer★ 7.4
- 1958Tom ThumbFilm · Producer, Director★ 6.4
- 1957The First ChristmasFilm · Director
- 1957The Big Fun CarnivalThe Big Fun CarnivalFilm · Director, Producer
- 1955Conquest of SpaceFilm · Producer★ 5.6
- 1954The Naked JungleFilm · Producer★ 6.6
- 1953HoudiniFilm · Producer★ 6.6
- 1953The War of the WorldsFilm · Producer★ 6.8
- 1951When Worlds CollideFilm · Producer★ 6.4
- 1950Destination MoonFilm · Producer★ 5.9
- 1950The Great RupertFilm · Producer★ 5.7
- 1947Rhapsody in WoodFilm · Director
- 1947Date with DukeDate with DukeFilm · Director
- 1947Tubby the TubaFilm · Director, Producer
- 1947Wilbur the LionFilm · Director
- 1947Shoe Shine JasperFilm · Director
- 1946Jasper in a JamJasper in a JamFilm · Producer, Editor
- 1946John Henry and the Inky-PooFilm · Director, Cinematography
- 1946Together in the WeatherTogether in the WeatherFilm · Director, Script, Producer
- 1946Olio for JasperOlio for JasperFilm · Director
- 1946Prospecting for PetroleumFilm · Producer
- 1945My Man JasperFilm · Director
- 1945Jasper and the BeanstalkFilm · Director
- 1945Jasper's Close ShaveFilm · Director
- 1945Jasper's BoobytrapsFilm · Director
- 1945Jasper's MinstrelsFilm · Director
- 1945A Hatful of DreamsFilm · Director, Producer
- 1945Hotlip JasperFilm · Director
- 1944Two-Gun RustyFilm · Director
- 1944Jasper's ParadiseJasper's ParadiseFilm · Director, Producer
- 1944Jasper TellFilm · Director
- 1944And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry StreetFilm · Director
- 1944Jasper Goes HuntingFilm · Director, Producer
- 1944Say Ah, JasperFilm · Director, Producer
- 1944Package for JasperPackage for JasperFilm · Director
- 1943Good Night, RustyFilm · Producer, Director
- 1943Jasper Goes FishingJasper Goes FishingFilm · Director
- 1943The Little BroadcastFilm · Director
- 1943The Truck That FlewFilm · Director
- 1943Jasper's Music LessonFilm · Director
- 1943The 500 Hats of Bartholomew CubbinsFilm · Director
- 1943Bravo, Mr. StraussFilm · Director
- 1942Jasper and the Haunted HouseFilm · Director
- 1942Mr. Strauss Takes a WalkMr. Strauss Takes a WalkFilm · Director
- 1942The Sky PrincessFilm · Director
- 1942Jasper and the WatermelonsFilm · Director
- 1942Tulips Shall GrowFilm · Producer, Cinematography, Story, Director★ 6.8
- 1942Jasper and the Choo-ChooFilm · Director
- 1941Rhythm in the RanksFilm · Director
- 1941The Gay KnightiesFilm · Director
- 1941Hoola BoolaFilm · Director
- 1941Dipsy GypsyFilm · Director
- 1941Western DazeFilm · Director
- 1940The Good Bear and the Bad BearFilm · Director
- 1940Friend in NeedFilm · Director
- 1940The Old Woman Who Lived in A ShoeFilm · Director
- 1939The Queen Was in the ParlourFilm · Director
- 1939Love on the RangeFilm · Director, Director of Photography
- 1938The Great Philips ReviewFilm · Director
- 1938Sky PiratesFilm · Director
- 1938The Ballet of the Red Radio ValvesFilm · Director
- 1938How an Advertising Poster Came AboutFilm · Director
- 1938De ReddingsbrigadeDe ReddingsbrigadeFilm · Director
- 1938South Sea SweetheartsFilm · Director, Executive Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
- 1937What Ho, She BumpsFilm · Director
- 1937Rescue BrigadeFilm · Director
- 1936Charlie's World CruiseFilm · Director
- 1936Ether SymphonyFilm · Director
- 1936Aladdin and the Magic LampFilm · Director, Producer
- 1936On Parade!Film · Director
- 1935Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesFilm · Director
- 1935World's Greatest ShowFilm · Director
- 1935In Lamp Light LandFilm · Director
- 1935The Magic AtlasFilm · Director
- 1935The Sleeping BeautyThe Sleeping BeautyFilm · Producer, Director
- 1934Radio Valve RevolutionFilm · Director
- 1934A Fairy Tale About a Melancholic KingFilm · Director
- 1934The Ship of the EtherFilm · Director
- 1934Philips CavalcadePhilips CavalcadeFilm · Director, Director of Photography
- 1934Radio Valve RevolutionRadio Valve RevolutionFilm · Director
- 1934The WinnerFilm · Director
- 1932A walk through the modern Oberst factoryFilm · Director
- 1932How Much Is Your Health Worth to You?Film · Director
