George Pal

Directing

Born: 1908-01-31

Died: 1980-05-02

From: Cegléd, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

Gender: Male

Popularity: 0.3

Also Known As

György Pál MarczincsákGeorge PálGeorg PálGeorg PalGyorgy Pal MarczincsakJulius 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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Awards & Nominations4 won · 7 nominated

🏆 Won

Winsor McCay Award

1975

🏆 Won

Inkpot Award

1975

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film

Tubby the Tuba

1948

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film

John Henry and the Inky-Poo

1947

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film

Jasper and the Beanstalk

1946

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film

And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street

1945

🏆 Won

Academy Honorary Award

1944

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film

The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins

1944

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film

Tulips Shall Grow

1943

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film

Rhythm in the Ranks

1942

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Acting2 titles

7.3

Movie

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

1986Documentary

6.8

Movie

The War of the Worlds

George Pal

Also Known As

Biography

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Awards & Nominations4 won · 7 nominated

Acting2 titles

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

The War of the Worlds

Directing65 titles

Jasper's Boobytraps

Jasper and the Watermelons

Jasper Goes Hunting

Jasper and the Choo-Choo

Sky Pirates

Jasper Tell

Hotlip Jasper

The Sky Princess

The Little Broadcast

Western Daze

Two-Gun Rusty

Good Night, Rusty

Hoola Boola

Bravo, Mr. Strauss

Jasper's Music Lesson

Shoe Shine Jasper

Jasper's Close Shave

The Time Machine

And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street

The Truck That Flew

Say Ah, Jasper

Aladdin and the Magic Lamp

Jasper's Minstrels

Jasper and the Haunted House

My Man Jasper

Wilbur the Lion

Love on the Range

Rhapsody in Wood

The Gay Knighties

Dipsy Gypsy

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

Tulips Shall Grow

Rhythm in the Ranks

Jasper and the Beanstalk

Tubby the Tuba

Ship of the Ether

The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins

What Ho, She Bumps

A Hatful of Dreams

Tom Thumb

John Henry and the Inky-Poo

The Great Philips Review

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

Atlantis: The Lost Continent

Ether Symphony

The First Christmas

World's Greatest Show

The Good Bear and the Bad Bear

The Ballet of the Red Radio Valves

The Old Woman Who Lived in A Shoe

A Fairy Tale About a Melancholic King

The Queen Was in the Parlour

Charlie's World Cruise

Friend in Need

The Magic Atlas

On Parade!

A walk through the modern Oberst factory

How Much Is Your Health Worth to You?

South Sea Sweethearts

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Rescue Brigade

In Lamp Light Land

How an Advertising Poster Came About

Radio Valve Revolution

The Winner

Writing2 titles

Tulips Shall Grow

Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze

Production23 titles

Jasper Goes Hunting

Good Night, Rusty