George Pal

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.

Directed

1. The Time Machine (1960) — Director
2. 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964) — Director
3. Tom Thumb (1958) — Director
4. Atlantis: The Lost Continent (1961) — Director
5. The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962) — Director
6. Tulips Shall Grow (1942) — Director
7. John Henry and the Inky-Poo (1946) — Director
8. Tubby the Tuba (1947) — Director
9. The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins (1943) — Director
10. The Great Philips Review (1938) — Director
11. Rhythm in the Ranks (1941) — Director
12. Ship of the Ether (1934) — Director
13. Philips Cavalcade (1934) — Director
14. And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street (1944) — Director
15. Hoola Boola (1941) — Director
16. Jasper and the Beanstalk (1945) — Director
17. The Sleeping Beauty (1935) — Director
18. Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (1936) — Director
19. Date with Duke (1947) — Director
20. What Ho, She Bumps (1937) — Director
21. Together in the Weather (1946) — Director
22. Western Daze (1941) — Director
23. A Hatful of Dreams (1945) — Director
24. Good Night, Rusty (1943) — Director
25. Bravo, Mr. Strauss (1943) — Director
26. Jasper's Boobytraps (1945) — Director
27. The Truck That Flew (1943) — Director
28. Ether Symphony (1936) — Director
29. Say Ah, Jasper (1944) — Director
30. Jasper Goes Fishing (1943) — Director
31. Jasper's Paradise (1944) — Director
32. Hotlip Jasper (1945) — Director
33. Jasper's Minstrels (1945) — Director
34. Olio for Jasper (1946) — Director
35. Mr. Strauss Takes a Walk (1942) — Director
36. Jasper and the Watermelons (1942) — Director
37. The Sky Princess (1942) — Director
38. Jasper and the Haunted House (1942) — Director
39. The Little Broadcast (1943) — Director
40. Jasper Goes Hunting (1944) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The War of the Worlds (1953) — Bum #1 Listening to Radio (uncredited)
2. The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1986) — Self
3. City at Night (1949) — Self