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George Pal

Lived · 72 Born · Jan 31, 1908 From · Cegléd, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary] Films · 65

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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 techniques, in 1944.

Known for

7 Faces of Dr. Lao poster

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

The Time Machine poster

The Time Machine

Tom Thumb poster

Rhapsody in Wood poster

Rhapsody in Wood

Career timeline

1964

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

1962

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

1961

Atlantis: The Lost Continent

1960

The Time Machine Notable

1958

1957

The First Christmas

1947

Rhapsody in Wood Notable

Wilbur the Lion Notable

1946

John Henry and the Inky-Poo

1945

My Man Jasper Notable

Jasper and the Beanstalk

Jasper's Close Shave Notable

1944

Two-Gun Rusty Notable

Jasper Tell Notable

And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street Notable

1943

Good Night, Rusty Notable

The Little Broadcast Notable

The Truck That Flew Notable

1942

Jasper and the Haunted House Notable

The Sky Princess Notable

Jasper and the Watermelons Notable

1941

Rhythm in the Ranks

The Gay Knighties Notable

Hoola Boola Notable

1940

The Good Bear and the Bad Bear

The Old Woman Who Lived in A Shoe

1939

The Queen Was in the Parlour

Love on the Range Notable

1938

The Great Philips Review

Sky Pirates Notable

The Ballet of the Red Radio Valves

1937

What Ho, She Bumps

1936

Charlie's World Cruise

Aladdin and the Magic Lamp Notable

1935

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

World's Greatest Show

In Lamp Light Land

1934

Radio Valve Revolution

A Fairy Tale About a Melancholic King

Ship of the Ether

Frequently appears with

Dr. Lao / The Abominable

Angela Benedict

Arthur O'Connell

Ed Cunningham / Transform

H. George Wells

David Filby / James Filby

Sebastian Cabot

Dr. Philip Hilyer

Anthony Bridewell

Full filmography

7 Faces of Dr. Lao poster

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm poster

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm

Atlantis: The Lost Continent poster

Atlantis: The Lost Continent

The Time Machine poster

The Time Machine

Tom Thumb poster

The First Christmas poster

The First Christmas

Rhapsody in Wood poster

Rhapsody in Wood

Tubby the Tuba poster

Wilbur the Lion poster

Wilbur the Lion

Shoe Shine Jasper poster

Shoe Shine Jasper

John Henry and the Inky-Poo poster

John Henry and the Inky-Poo

My Man Jasper poster

Jasper and the Beanstalk poster

Jasper and the Beanstalk

Jasper's Close Shave poster

Jasper's Close Shave

Jasper's Boobytraps poster

Jasper's Boobytraps

Jasper's Minstrels poster

Jasper's Minstrels

A Hatful of Dreams poster

A Hatful of Dreams

Hot Lip Jasper poster

Two-Gun Rusty poster

Jasper Tell poster

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