George Pal
Place of birth: Cegléd, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
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.
On Peekr: George Pal
George Pal is best known for work in Directing. The Peekr community tracks 18 credits from George Pal, including movies and TV series you can rate, discuss, and add to your own Peeklists.
Also known as
György Pál Marczincsák
George Pál
Georg Pál
Georg Pal
Gyorgy Pal Marczincsak
Julius György Marczincsak
