George Pal

Also known as György Pál Marczincsak, György Pál Marczincsák, Gyula György Marczincsák, Julius György Marczincsak, Marczincsak György Pál

Hungarian-American film director (1908—1980)

Film & TV

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…

Known for

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal — Self1986
The War of the Worlds — Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited)1953
City at Night — Self1949

via TMDB

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Pál
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Cegléd
Place of death: Beverly Hills
Occupation: producer
Educated at: Hungarian University of Fine Arts
Employer: Paramount Pictures
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Inkpot Award
Genre: speculative fiction
Image: George Pal (1979).jpg
Number of children: 2
Work location: Los Angeles
Residence: United States

Show 14 more facts

cause of death: myocardial infarction
date of birth: 1908-02-01
date of death: 1980-05-02
manner of death: natural causes
Commons category: George Pal
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
place of burial: Holy Cross Cemetery
birth name: Marczincsak György Pál
name in native language: George Pal
start of work period: 1934-00-00
has works in the collection: Eye Filmmuseum
P8168: 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid
contributed to creative work: Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
floruit: 1939-00-00

Sources (8)

via Wikidata · CC0

Available in 24 languages

Show 5 more

via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0