Hungarian-American animator, film director and producer (1908–1980)
George Pal
Pal in 1979
Born
György Pál Marczincsak
(1908-02-01)February 1, 1908
Cegléd, Austria-Hungary
Died
May 2, 1980(1980-05-02) (aged 72)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California
Nationality
Hungarian, American
Other names
Julius György Marczincsak
Citizenship
American
Alma mater
Hungarian University of Fine Arts
Years active
1931–1975
Spouse
Elisabeth "Zsoka" Pal (m.1930)
Children
2 sons
Awards
See Awards and Honours
George Pal (born György Pál Marczincsak;[1]Hungarian:[ˈmɒrt͡sint͡ʃɒkˈɟørɟˈpɑːl]; February 1, 1908 – May 2, 1980) was a Hungarian-American animator, film director and producer, principally associated with the fantasy and science-fiction genres. He became an American citizen after emigrating from Europe.
He was nominated for Academy Awards (in the category Best Short Subjects, Cartoon) for seven consecutive years (1942–1948) and received an honorary award in 1944. This makes him the second-most nominated Hungarian exile (together with William S. Darling and Ernest Laszlo) after Miklós Rózsa.
^"Historical Development". University for the Creative Arts. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
GeorgePal (born György Pál Marczincsak; Hungarian: [ˈmɒrt͡sint͡ʃɒk ˈɟørɟ ˈpɑːl]; February 1, 1908 – May 2, 1980) was a Hungarian-American animator, film...
puppet films made in Europe (1930s) and in the United States (1940s) by GeorgePal. They were made using replacement animation: using a series of different...
Fantasy Film Worlds of GeorgePal is a 1985 American documentary film about Academy Award-winning producer/director GeorgePal. It was written, directed...
(1975) film. Frees did the narration for the GeorgePal documentary The Fantasy Film Worlds of GeorgePal (1985), written, produced, and directed by Arnold...
Phase Alternating Line (PAL) is a colour encoding system for analog television. It was one of three major analogue colour television standards, the others...
Something Wicked This Way Comes Jeffrey Boam – The Dead Zone Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas – Return of the Jedi Bill Condon, Michael Laughlin – Strange Invaders...
Europe. Theatrical 1953: The War of the Worlds (1953 film), produced by GeorgePal and directed by Byron Haskin, for Paramount Pictures 2005: War of the...
Brothers Grimm is a 1962 American fantasy film directed by Henry Levin and GeorgePal. The latter was the producer and also in charge of the stop motion animation...
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm, a Cinerama film directed by GeorgePal for MGM, and another Irwin Allen production for 20th Century Fox, Five...
former Saturn Awards host Lance Reddick (1962–2023), and filmmaker and GeorgePal Memorial Award past recipient William Friedkin (1935–2023). The nominations...
The GeorgePal Memorial Award is presented each year, by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, in conjunction with their annual Saturn...
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He produced 45 films from 1945 until his eventual retirement in 1973. GeorgePal was a Hungarian filmmaker who originally produced traditionally animated...
first leading role in a feature film was in The Time Machine (1960), GeorgePal's adaptation of the science-fiction classic by H. G. Wells, with Taylor...
England to play the title role in the musical Tom Thumb (1958), made for GeorgePal. When he returned, MGM immediately cast him as the lead in High School...
The Fantasy Film Worlds of GeorgePal (1985) (produced and directed by Arnold Leibovit) – a documentary about GeorgePal in which Lantz appeared as himself...
Winners are highlighted in bold. Jeff Walker Douglas Wick Dick Van Dyke George Barris Richard Donner "Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films...
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