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.

Born:

Jan 31, 1908 In Cegléd, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

Movie/TV Credits:

2

First Appeared:

In the movie The War of the Worlds 1953-08-13

Latest Project:

Movie The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal 1985-01-01