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George Pal
🎂 Jan 31, 1908 — 🕯️ May 2, 1980 (72 years)
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.
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The Time Machine
1960
Tom Thumb
1958
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
1962
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
1961
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964
Tubby the Tuba
1947
John Henry and the Inky-Poo
1946
The Great Philips Review
1938
Tulips Shall Grow
1942
500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
1943
Rhythm in the Ranks
1941
Ship of the Ether
1934
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George Pal
1908-01-31 · 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.