George Pal
George Pal

George Pal

Known forDirecting

GenderMale

BirthdayFri Jan 31 1908

DeathdayFri May 02 1980

Place of birthCegléd, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

Also known asGyörgy Pál Marczincsák, George Pál, Georg Pál, Georg Pal, Gyorgy Pal Marczincsak, Julius György Marczincsak

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.

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