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Director

George Pal

Directing

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Directed credits

45

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Very extensive directing filmography.

TMDB popularity

0.4

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Directed movies: 45Directed series: 0All crew credits: 58

TMDB ID: 21869

IMDb ID: nm0657162

Known for: Directing

Born: January 31, 1908

Died: May 2, 1980

Age: 72

Place of birth: Cegléd, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1934 - 1986

Years active: 53

Average TMDB rating: 6.18

Wikidata: Q731331

Also known as

György Pál Marczincsák • George Pál • Georg Pál • Georg Pal • Gyorgy Pal Marczincsak • Julius György Marczincsak

Frequent jobs

Director (45)Producer (12)Screenplay (1)

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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