Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Born
January 31, 1908
Died
May 2, 1980 (age 72)
Place of Birth
Cegléd, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Also Known As
György Pál Marczincsák
George Pál
Georg Pál
Georg Pal
Gyorgy Pal Marczincsak
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.
