George Pal

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

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The Time Machine

(1960) Producer

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The War of the Worlds

(1953) Producer

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The Naked Jungle

(1954) Producer

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Destination Moon

(1950) Producer

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When Worlds Collide

(1951) Producer

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Houdini

(1953) Producer

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7 Faces of Dr. Lao

(1964) Director

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Atlantis: The Lost Continent

(1961) Producer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1985	Self	The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal 1985-01-01 Movie
1953	Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited)	The War of the Worlds 1953-08-13 Movie
1949	Self	City at Night 1949-10-11 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2009	Director	Santa Claus und seine Freunde 2009-12-07 Movie
1964	Director	7 Faces of Dr. Lao 1964-03-18 Movie
1962	Director	The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm 1962-08-07 Movie
1961	Director	Atlantis: The Lost Continent 1961-05-03 Movie
1960	Director	The Time Machine 1960-05-25 Movie
1958	Director	Tom Thumb 1958-12-04 Movie
1947	Director	Rhapsody in Wood 1947-12-29 Movie
	Director	Date with Duke 1947-10-30 Movie
	Director	Tubby the Tuba 1947-07-11 Movie
	Director	Wilbur the Lion 1947-04-17 Movie
	Director	Shoe Shine Jasper 1947-02-28 Movie
1946	Director	John Henry and the Inky-Poo 1946-09-06 Movie
	Director	Together in the Weather 1946-03-22 Movie
	Director	Olio for Jasper 1946-01-25 Movie
1945	Director	My Man Jasper 1945-12-13 Movie
	Director	Jasper and the Beanstalk 1945-10-18 Movie
	Director	Jasper's Close Shave 1945-09-28 Movie
	Director	Jasper's Minstrels 1945-05-25 Movie
	Director	Hot Lip Jasper 1945-01-05 Movie
	Director	Jasper's Boobytraps 1945-01-01 Movie
1944	Director	Two-Gun Rusty 1944-12-01 Movie
	Director	Jasper's Paradise 1944-10-13 Movie
	Director	Jasper Tell 1944-08-11 Movie
	Director	And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street 1944-07-28 Movie
	Director	Jasper Goes Hunting 1944-07-27 Movie
	Director	Say Ah, Jasper 1944-03-10 Movie
	Director	Package for Jasper 1944-01-28 Movie
	Director	A Hatful of Dreams 1944-01-01 Movie
1943	Director	Good Night, Rusty 1943-12-03 Movie
	Director	Jasper Goes Fishing 1943-10-08 Movie
	Director	The Little Broadcast 1943-09-25 Movie
	Director	The Truck That Flew 1943-08-06 Movie
	Director	Jasper's Music Lesson 1943-05-21 Movie
	Director	500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins 1943-04-30 Movie
	Director	Bravo, Mr. Strauss 1943-02-26 Movie
1942	Director	Jasper and the Haunted House 1942-10-22 Movie
	Director	Mr. Strauss Takes a Walk 1942-05-07 Movie
	Director	The Sky Princess 1942-03-26 Movie
	Director	Jasper and the Watermelons 1942-02-25 Movie
	Director	Tulips Shall Grow 1942-01-26 Movie
	Director	Jasper and the Choo-Choo 1942-01-01 Movie
1941	Director	Rhythm in the Ranks 1941-12-26 Movie
	Director	The Gay Knighties 1941-08-22 Movie
	Director	Hoola Boola 1941-06-27 Movie
	Director	Dipsy Gypsy 1941-04-04 Movie
	Director	Western Daze 1941-01-01 Movie
1940	Director	The Good Bear and the Bad Bear 1940-11-15 Movie
	Director	Friend in Need 1940-05-15 Movie
	Director	The Old Woman Who Lived in A Shoe 1940-02-15 Movie
1939	Director	The Queen Was in the Parlour 1939-06-15 Movie
	Director	Love on the Range 1939-01-01 Movie
1938	Director	The Great Philips Review 1938-11-13 Movie
	Director	Sky Pirates 1938-06-24 Movie
	Director	The Ballet of the Red Radio Valves 1938-04-15 Movie
	Director	How an Advertising Poster Came About 1938-04-15 Movie
	Director	South Sea Sweethearts 1938-01-01 Movie
1937	Director	What Ho, She Bumps 1937-09-05 Movie
	Director	Rescue Brigade 1937-05-08 Movie
1936	Director	Charlie's World Cruise 1936-08-15 Movie
	Director	Ether Symphony 1936-06-17 Movie
	Director	Aladdin and the Magic Lamp 1936-02-02 Movie
	Director	On Parade! 1936-01-01 Movie
1935	Director	Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves 1935-11-01 Movie
	Director	World's Greatest Show 1935-06-10 Movie
	Director	In Lamp Light Land 1935-03-30 Movie
	Director	The Magic Atlas 1935-02-02 Movie
	Director	The Sleeping Beauty 1935-01-01 Movie
1934	Director	A Fairy Tale About a Melancholic King 1934-06-15 Movie
	Director	Ship of the Ether 1934-03-06 Movie
	Director	Philips Cavalcade 1934-02-02 Movie
	Director	Radio Valve Revolution 1934-01-05 Movie
1932	Director	A walk through the modern Oberst factory 1932-12-31 Movie
	Director	Wieviel ist Ihnen Ihre Gesundheit wert? 1932-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1975	Producer	Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze 1975-06-01 Movie
1968	Producer	The Power 1968-02-21 Movie
1961	Producer	Atlantis: The Lost Continent 1961-05-03 Movie
1960	Producer	The Time Machine 1960-05-25 Movie
1958	Producer	Tom Thumb 1958-12-04 Movie
1955	Producer	Conquest of Space 1955-04-20 Movie
1954	Producer	The Naked Jungle 1954-03-03 Movie
1953	Producer	The War of the Worlds 1953-08-13 Movie
	Producer	Houdini 1953-07-02 Movie
1951	Producer	When Worlds Collide 1951-09-14 Movie
1950	Producer	Destination Moon 1950-06-27 Movie
	Producer	The Great Rupert 1950-03-01 Movie
1947	Producer	Tubby the Tuba 1947-07-11 Movie
1946	Producer	Jasper in a Jam 1946-10-18 Movie
	Producer	Prospecting for Petroleum 1946-01-01 Movie
1944	Producer	Jasper's Paradise 1944-10-13 Movie
	Producer	Jasper Goes Hunting 1944-07-27 Movie
	Producer	Say Ah, Jasper 1944-03-10 Movie
	Producer	A Hatful of Dreams 1944-01-01 Movie
1943	Producer	Good Night, Rusty 1943-12-03 Movie
1942	Producer	Tulips Shall Grow 1942-01-26 Movie
1938	Executive Producer	South Sea Sweethearts 1938-01-01 Movie
1935	Producer	The Sleeping Beauty 1935-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1975	Screenplay	Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze 1975-06-01 Movie
1942	Story	Tulips Shall Grow 1942-01-26 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1946	Editor	Jasper in a Jam 1946-10-18 Movie
1938	Editor	South Sea Sweethearts 1938-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1946	Cinematography	John Henry and the Inky-Poo 1946-09-06 Movie
	Script	Together in the Weather 1946-03-22 Movie
1942	Cinematography	Tulips Shall Grow 1942-01-26 Movie
1934	Cinematography	Philips Cavalcade 1934-02-02 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1939	Director of Photography	Love on the Range 1939-01-01 Movie
1938	Director of Photography	South Sea Sweethearts 1938-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv