George Pal
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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Movies (50)
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
as Self
1986
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
Screenplay (Writing)
1975
The Tool Box
Producer (Production)
1971
The Power
Producer (Production)
1968
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Director (Directing)
1964
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Director (Directing)
1962
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Director (Directing)
1961
The Time Machine
Director (Directing)
1960
Tom Thumb
Producer (Production)
1958
The Big Fun Carnival
Director (Directing)
1957
Conquest of Space
Producer (Production)
1955
The Naked Jungle
Producer (Production)
1954
Houdini
Producer (Production)
1953
The War of the Worlds
as Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited)
1953
When Worlds Collide
Producer (Production)
1951
Destination Moon
Producer (Production)
1950
The Great Rupert
Producer (Production)
1950
City at Night
as Self
1949
Rhapsody in Wood
Director (Directing)
1947
Date with Duke
Director (Directing)
1947
Tubby the Tuba
Director (Directing)
1947
Wilbur the Lion
Director (Directing)
1947
Shoe Shine Jasper
Director (Directing)
1947
Jasper in a Jam
Producer (Production)
1946
John Henry and the Inky-Poo
Director (Directing)
1946
Together in the Weather
Director (Directing)
1946
Olio for Jasper
Director (Directing)
1946
Prospecting for Petroleum
Producer (Production)
1946
My Man Jasper
Director (Directing)
1945
Jasper and the Beanstalk
Director (Directing)
1945
Jasper's Close Shave
Director (Directing)
1945
Jasper's Minstrels
Director (Directing)
1945
Hot Lip Jasper
Director (Directing)
1945
Jasper's Boobytraps
Director (Directing)
1945
Two-Gun Rusty
Director (Directing)
1944
Jasper's Paradise
Director (Directing)
1944
Jasper Tell
Director (Directing)
1944
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street
Director (Directing)
1944
Jasper Goes Hunting
Director (Directing)
1944
Say Ah, Jasper
Director (Directing)
1944
Package for Jasper
Director (Directing)
1944
A Hatful of Dreams
Director (Directing)
1944
Good Night, Rusty
Producer (Production)
1943
Jasper Goes Fishing
Director (Directing)
1943
The Little Broadcast
Director (Directing)
1943
The Truck That Flew
Director (Directing)
1943
Jasper's Music Lesson
Director (Directing)
1943
500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
Director (Directing)
1943
Bravo, Mr. Strauss
Director (Directing)
1943
Jasper and the Haunted House
Director (Directing)
1942