George Pal
Directing·January 31, 1908·† May 2, 1980 — 72 years old·Cegléd, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
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.
Known For
The Time Machine
1960·7.4
The War of the Worlds
1953·6.8
When Worlds Collide
1951·6.4
The Naked Jungle
1954·6.5
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964·7.0
Destination Moon
1950·5.9
Tom Thumb
1958·6.4
Houdini
1953·6.6
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
1961·5.1
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
1975·5.2
Conquest of Space
1955·5.6
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962·5.9
Filmography · 91
1986The Fantasy Film Worlds of George PalSelf1975Doc Savage: The Man of BronzeScreenplay · Producer1971The Tool BoxProducer1968The PowerProducer19647 Faces of Dr. LaoDirector · Producer1962The Wonderful World of the Brothers GrimmDirector · Producer1961Atlantis: The Lost ContinentProducer · Director1960The Time MachineProducer · Director1958Tom ThumbDirector · Producer1957The First ChristmasDirector1957The Big Fun CarnivalProducer · Director1955Conquest of SpaceProducer1954The Naked JungleProducer1953HoudiniProducer1953The War of the WorldsBum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited) · Producer1951When Worlds CollideProducer1950Destination MoonProducer1950The Great RupertProducer1949City at NightSelf1947Rhapsody in WoodDirector1947Date with DukeDirector1947Tubby the TubaDirector · Producer1947Wilbur the LionDirector1947Shoe Shine JasperDirector1946Jasper in a JamEditor · Producer1946John Henry and the Inky-PooDirector · Cinematography1946Together in the WeatherDirector · Script · Producer1946Olio for JasperDirector1946Prospecting for PetroleumProducer1945My Man JasperDirector1945Jasper and the BeanstalkDirector1945Jasper's Close ShaveDirector1945Jasper's BoobytrapsDirector1945Jasper's MinstrelsDirector1945A Hatful of DreamsDirector · Producer1945Hotlip JasperDirector1944Two-Gun RustyDirector1944Jasper's ParadiseProducer · Director1944Jasper TellDirector1944And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry StreetDirector1944Jasper Goes HuntingDirector · Producer1944Say Ah, JasperProducer · Director1944Package for JasperDirector1943Good Night, RustyProducer · Director1943Jasper Goes FishingDirector1943The Little BroadcastDirector1943The Truck That FlewDirector1943Jasper's Music LessonDirector1943The 500 Hats of Bartholomew CubbinsDirector1943Bravo, Mr. StraussDirector1942Jasper and the Haunted HouseDirector1942Mr. Strauss Takes a WalkDirector1942The Sky PrincessDirector1942Jasper and the WatermelonsDirector1942Tulips Shall GrowProducer · Cinematography · Director · Story1942Jasper and the Choo-ChooDirector1941Rhythm in the RanksDirector1941The Gay KnightiesDirector1941Hoola BoolaDirector1941Dipsy GypsyDirector1941Western DazeDirector1940The Good Bear and the Bad BearDirector1940Friend in NeedDirector1940The Old Woman Who Lived in A ShoeDirector1939The Queen Was in the ParlourDirector1939Love on the RangeDirector of Photography · Director1938The Great Philips ReviewDirector1938Sky PiratesDirector1938The Ballet of the Red Radio ValvesDirector1938How an Advertising Poster Came AboutDirector1938De ReddingsbrigadeDirector1938South Sea SweetheartsEditor · Executive Producer · Director of Photography · Director1937What Ho, She BumpsDirector1937Rescue BrigadeDirector1936Charlie's World CruiseDirector1936Ether SymphonyDirector1936Aladdin and the Magic LampDirector · Producer1936On Parade!Director1935Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesDirector1935World's Greatest ShowDirector1935In Lamp Light LandDirector1935The Magic AtlasDirector1935The Sleeping BeautyProducer · Director1934Radio Valve RevolutionDirector1934A Fairy Tale About a Melancholic KingDirector1934Ship of the EtherDirector1934Philips CavalcadeDirector · Director of Photography1934Radio Valve RevolutionDirector1934The WinnerDirector1932A walk through the modern Oberst factoryDirector1932How Much Is Your Health Worth to You?Director