George Pal

Known for: Directing
Born: January 31, 1908, Cegléd, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Died: May 2, 1980
Movies: 92

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.

Best-Known Movies

7.4

The Time Machine

1960

6.8

The War of the Worlds

1953

6.4

When Worlds Collide

1951

6.6

The Naked Jungle

1954

5.9

Destination Moon

1950

6.9

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

1964

6.6

Houdini

1953

6.4

Tom Thumb

1958

5.2

Atlantis: The Lost Continent

1961

5.2

Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze

1975

Filmography

1986	The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal	Self
1953	The War of the Worlds	Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited)
1949	City at Night	Self

Directing, Writing & Producing

1975	Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze	Screenplay, Producer
1971	The Tool Box	Producer
1968	The Power	Producer
1964	7 Faces of Dr. Lao	Director, Producer
1962	The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm	Director, Producer
1961	Atlantis: The Lost Continent	Producer, Director
1960	The Time Machine	Producer, Director
1958	Tom Thumb	Producer, Director
1957	The First Christmas	Director
1957	The Big Fun Carnival	Producer, Director
1955	Conquest of Space	Producer
1954	The Naked Jungle	Producer
1953	Houdini	Producer
1953	The War of the Worlds	Producer
1951	When Worlds Collide	Producer
1950	Destination Moon	Producer
1950	The Great Rupert	Producer
1947	Rhapsody in Wood	Director
1947	Date with Duke	Director
1947	Tubby the Tuba	Director, Producer
1947	Wilbur the Lion	Director
1947	Shoe Shine Jasper	Director
1946	Jasper in a Jam	Producer
1946	John Henry and the Inky-Poo	Director
1946	Together in the Weather	Director, Producer
1946	Olio for Jasper	Director
1946	Prospecting for Petroleum	Producer
1945	My Man Jasper	Director
1945	Jasper and the Beanstalk	Director
1945	Jasper's Close Shave	Director
1945	Jasper's Boobytraps	Director
1945	Jasper's Minstrels	Director
1945	A Hatful of Dreams	Producer, Director
1945	Hotlip Jasper	Director
1944	Two-Gun Rusty	Director
1944	Jasper's Paradise	Producer, Director
1944	Jasper Tell	Director
1944	And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street	Director
1944	Jasper Goes Hunting	Director, Producer
1944	Say Ah, Jasper	Director, Producer
1944	Package for Jasper	Director
1943	Good Night, Rusty	Producer, Director
1943	Jasper Goes Fishing	Director
1943	The Little Broadcast	Director
1943	The Truck That Flew	Director
1943	Jasper's Music Lesson	Director
1943	The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins	Director
1943	Bravo, Mr. Strauss	Director
1942	Jasper and the Haunted House	Director
1942	Mr. Strauss Takes a Walk	Director
1942	The Sky Princess	Director
1942	Jasper and the Watermelons	Director
1942	Tulips Shall Grow	Producer, Director
1942	Jasper and the Choo-Choo	Director
1941	Rhythm in the Ranks	Director
1941	The Gay Knighties	Director
1941	Hoola Boola	Director
1941	Dipsy Gypsy	Director
1941	Western Daze	Director
1940	The Good Bear and the Bad Bear	Director
1940	Friend in Need	Director
1940	The Old Woman Who Lived in A Shoe	Director
1939	The Queen Was in the Parlour	Director
1939	Love on the Range	Director
1938	The Great Philips Review	Director
1938	Sky Pirates	Director
1938	The Ballet of the Red Radio Valves	Director
1938	How an Advertising Poster Came About	Director
1938	De Reddingsbrigade	Director
1938	South Sea Sweethearts	Director
1937	What Ho, She Bumps	Director
1937	Rescue Brigade	Director
1936	Charlie's World Cruise	Director
1936	Ether Symphony	Director
1936	Aladdin and the Magic Lamp	Director, Producer
1936	On Parade!	Director
1935	Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves	Director
1935	World's Greatest Show	Director
1935	In Lamp Light Land	Director
1935	The Magic Atlas	Director
1935	The Sleeping Beauty	Producer, Director
1934	Radio Valve Revolution	Director
1934	A Fairy Tale About a Melancholic King	Director
1934	The Ship of the Ether	Director
1934	Philips Cavalcade	Director
1934	Radio Valve Revolution	Director
1934	The Winner	Director
1932	A walk through the modern Oberst factory	Director
1932	How Much Is Your Health Worth to You?	Director

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