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
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
31 January 1908
Death Day
2 May 1980
Place of Birth
Cegléd, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Also Known As
György Pál Marczincsák, George Pál, Georg Pál, Georg Pal, Gyorgy Pal Marczincsak, Julius György Marczincsak