George Pal

ActorProducerWriterDirectorCrew Jan 31 (died age 72) Cegléd, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary] 1932–1986 (54 year career)

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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 techniqu…

Known For

Film

The Time Machine

Director

Film

The War of the Worlds

Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Film

When Worlds Collide

Producer

Film

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

Director

Film

The Naked Jungle

Producer

Film

Houdini

Producer

Film

Tom Thumb

Director

Film

Destination Moon

Producer

Filmography

Acting (3)

Movies (3)

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

1986

as Self

7.5

The War of the Worlds

1953

as Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited)

6.8

City at Night

1949

as Self

Crew (115)

Movies (115)

Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze

1975

Producer

5.0

Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze

1975

Screenplay

5.0

The Tool Box

1971

Producer

The Power

Producer

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

Director

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

Producer

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962

Director

5.8

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1962

Producer

5.8

Atlantis: The Lost Continent

1961

Director

5.2

Atlantis: The Lost Continent

Producer

The Time Machine

Director

The Time Machine

Producer

Tom Thumb

Director

Tom Thumb

Producer

The Big Fun Carnival

Director

The Big Fun Carnival

1957

Producer

Conquest of Space

Producer

The Naked Jungle

Producer

The War of the Worlds

Producer

Houdini

Producer

When Worlds Collide

Producer

Destination Moon

Producer

The Great Rupert

Producer

Date with Duke

Director

Tubby the Tuba

Director

Tubby the Tuba

Producer

Rhapsody in Wood

Director

Shoe Shine Jasper

1947

Director

Wilbur the Lion

1947

Director

John Henry and the Inky-Poo

1946

Cinematography

5.9

John Henry and the Inky-Poo

1946

Director

5.9

Prospecting for Petroleum

1946

Producer

Together in the Weather

1946

Director

7.0

Together in the Weather

1946

Producer

7.0

Together in the Weather

Script

Jasper in a Jam

Editor

Jasper in a Jam

Producer

Olio for Jasper

Director

Jasper and the Beanstalk

1945

Director

5.5

Jasper's Close Shave

1945

Director

Jasper's Boobytraps

1945

Director

Jasper's Minstrels

1945

Director

Hot Lip Jasper

1945

Director

My Man Jasper

1945

Director

And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street

1944

Director

6.0

Jasper Goes Hunting

1944

Director

Jasper Goes Hunting

1944

Producer

Jasper's Paradise

1944

Director

Jasper's Paradise

1944

Producer

A Hatful of Dreams

Director

A Hatful of Dreams

Producer

Say Ah, Jasper

Director

Say Ah, Jasper

1944

Producer

Two-Gun Rusty

1944

Director

Jasper Tell

1944

Director

Package for Jasper

1944

Director

The Little Broadcast

1943

Director

The Truck That Flew

1943

Director

Jasper Goes Fishing

1943

Director

500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins

Director

Good Night, Rusty

Director

Good Night, Rusty

Producer

Bravo, Mr. Strauss

Director

Jasper's Music Lesson

1943

Director

Tulips Shall Grow

Cinematography

Tulips Shall Grow

Director

Tulips Shall Grow

Producer

Tulips Shall Grow

Story

Jasper and the Haunted House

1942

Director

Mr. Strauss Takes a Walk

1942

Director

Jasper and the Choo-Choo

1942

Director

Jasper and the Watermelons

1942

Director

The Sky Princess

1942

Director

Hoola Boola

1941

Director

8.0

The Gay Knighties

1941

Director

Rhythm in the Ranks

Director

Western Daze

Director

Dipsy Gypsy

Director

The Old Woman Who Lived in A Shoe

1940

Director

The Good Bear and the Bad Bear

1940

Director

Friend in Need

1940

Director

Love on the Range

1939

Director

Love on the Range

1939

Director of Photography

The Queen Was in the Parlour

1939

Director

How an Advertising Poster Came About

1938

Director

The Ballet of the Red Radio Valves

1938

Director

South Sea Sweethearts

1938

Director

South Sea Sweethearts

1938

Director of Photography

South Sea Sweethearts

1938

Editor

South Sea Sweethearts

1938

Executive Producer

Sky Pirates

1938

Director

The Great Philips Review

1938

Director

6.0

De Reddingsbrigade

1938

Director

Rescue Brigade

1937

Director

What Ho, She Bumps

1937

Director

6.0

Aladdin and the Magic Lamp

1936

Director

7.0

Aladdin and the Magic Lamp

1936

Producer

7.0

On Parade!

1936

Director

Ether Symphony

1936

Director

5.0

Charlie's World Cruise

1936

Director

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

1935

Director

The Sleeping Beauty

Director

The Sleeping Beauty

Producer

World's Greatest Show

1935

Director

The Magic Atlas

1935

Director

In Lamp Light Land

1935

Director

Ship of the Ether

1934

Director

5.3

Radio Valve Revolution

1934

Director

A Fairy Tale About a Melancholic King

1934

Director

Philips Cavalcade

1934

Director

7.3

Philips Cavalcade

1934

Director of Photography

7.3

The Winner

1934

Director

Radio Valve Revolution

1934

Director

A walk through the modern Oberst factory

1932

Director

How Much Is Your Health Worth to You?

1932

Director