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George Pal

Director • Born 1908

George Pal

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About

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.

Known for

The War of the Worlds posterThe War of the WorldsMovie • 1953The Time Machine posterThe Time MachineMovie • 1960The Power posterThe PowerMovie • 1968When Worlds Collide posterWhen Worlds CollideMovie • 1951Atlantis: The Lost Continent posterAtlantis: The Lost ContinentMovie • 1961Houdini posterHoudiniMovie • 1953The Naked Jungle posterThe Naked JungleMovie • 1954The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm posterThe Wonderful World of the Brothers GrimmMovie • 1962Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze posterDoc Savage: The Man of BronzeMovie • 1975Destination Moon posterDestination MoonMovie • 1950Tom Thumb posterTom ThumbMovie • 19587 Faces of Dr. Lao poster7 Faces of Dr. LaoMovie • 1964Conquest of Space posterConquest of SpaceMovie • 1955The Great Rupert posterThe Great RupertMovie • 1950Tulips Shall Grow posterTulips Shall GrowMovie • 1942