George Pal

Director

Born: January 31, 1908 (72 years old)

Died: May 2, 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.

Filmography (19)

• The War of the Worlds (1953, ★ 6.8)
• The Time Machine (1960, ★ 7.3)
• 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964, ★ 6.9)
• Destination Moon (1950, ★ 5.9)
• The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962, ★ 5.8)
• The Naked Jungle (1954, ★ 6.5)
• When Worlds Collide (1951, ★ 6.3)
• Tom Thumb (1958, ★ 6.4)
• Tubby the Tuba (1947, ★ 6.3)
• 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins (1943, ★ 6.4)
• Houdini (1953, ★ 6.5)
• Tulips Shall Grow (1942, ★ 6.8)
• Atlantis: The Lost Continent (1961, ★ 5.1)
• The Great Philips Review (1938, ★ 6)
• Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975, ★ 5)
• John Henry and the Inky-Poo (1946, ★ 5.9)
• Conquest of Space (1955, ★ 5.5)
• The Power (1968, ★ 6.2)
• The Great Rupert (1950, ★ 5.7)