George Pal
Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: January 31, 1908
Day of Death: May 2, 1980 (72 years old)
Place of Birth: Cegléd, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
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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Director
Say Ah, Jasper
Producer
Say Ah, Jasper
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Jasper's Paradise
Producer
Jasper's Paradise
Director
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street
Director
Jasper Goes Hunting
Director
Two-Gun Rusty
Director
Package for Jasper
Director
A Hatful of Dreams
Producer
A Hatful of Dreams
Producer
Jasper Goes Hunting
Director
Jasper Tell
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Director
The Ballet of the Red Radio Valves
Director
The Great Philips Review
Director
South Sea Sweethearts
Executive Producer
South Sea Sweethearts
Director of Photography
South Sea Sweethearts
Editor
South Sea Sweethearts
Director
De Reddingsbrigade
Director
How an Advertising Poster Came About
Director
Sky Pirates