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 66
1960s
- 1964
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Director
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
1950s
- 1958
Tom Thumb
Director
- 1957
The First Christmas
Director
1940s
- 1947
Rhapsody in Wood
Director
Date with Duke
Director
Tubby the Tuba
Director
Wilbur the Lion
Director
Shoe Shine Jasper
Director
- 1946
John Henry and the Inky-Poo
Director
- 1945
My Man Jasper
Director
Jasper and the Beanstalk
Director
Jasper's Close Shave
Director
Jasper's Boobytraps
Director
Jasper's Minstrels
Director
A Hatful of Dreams
Director
Hotlip Jasper
Director
- 1944
Two-Gun Rusty
Director
Jasper Tell
Director
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street
Director
Jasper Goes Hunting
Director
Say Ah, Jasper
Director
- 1943
Good Night, Rusty
Director
The Little Broadcast
Director
The Truck That Flew
Director
Jasper's Music Lesson
Director
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
Director
Bravo, Mr. Strauss
Director
- 1942
Jasper and the Haunted House
Director
The Sky Princess
Director
Jasper and the Watermelons
Director
Tulips Shall Grow
Director
Jasper and the Choo-Choo
Director
- 1941
Rhythm in the Ranks
Director
The Gay Knighties
Director
Hoola Boola
Director
Dipsy Gypsy
Director
Western Daze
Director
- 1940
The Good Bear and the Bad Bear
Director
Friend in Need
Director
The Old Woman Who Lived in A Shoe
Director
1930s
- 1939
The Queen Was in the Parlour
Director
Love on the Range
Director
- 1938
The Great Philips Review
Director
Sky Pirates
Director
The Ballet of the Red Radio Valves
Director
How an Advertising Poster Came About
Director
South Sea Sweethearts
Director
- 1937
What Ho, She Bumps
Director
Rescue Brigade
Director
- 1936
Charlie's World Cruise
Director
Ether Symphony
Director
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
Director
On Parade!
Director
- 1935
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Director
World's Greatest Show
Director
In Lamp Light Land
Director
The Magic Atlas
Director
- 1934
Radio Valve Revolution
Director
A Fairy Tale About a Melancholic King
Director
The Ship of the Ether
Director
The Winner
Director
- 1932
A walk through the modern Oberst factory
Director
How Much Is Your Health Worth to You?
Director
Produced 23
1970s
- 1975
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
Producer
1960s
- 1968
- 1964
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Producer
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
1950s
- 1958
Tom Thumb
Producer
- 1955
Conquest of Space
Producer
- 1954
- 1953
- 1951
- 1950
1940s
- 1947
Tubby the Tuba
Producer
- 1946
Prospecting for Petroleum
Producer
- 1945
A Hatful of Dreams
Producer
- 1944
Jasper Goes Hunting
Producer
Say Ah, Jasper
Producer
- 1943
Good Night, Rusty
Producer
- 1942
Tulips Shall Grow
Producer
1930s
- 1938
South Sea Sweethearts
Executive Producer
- 1936
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
Producer
Wrote 2
1970s
- 1975
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze
Screenplay
1940s
- 1942
Tulips Shall Grow
Story
Other crew 2
1940s
- 1946
John Henry and the Inky-Poo
Cinematography
- 1942
Tulips Shall Grow
Cinematography
Camera 2
1930s
- 1939
Love on the Range
Director of Photography
- 1938
South Sea Sweethearts
Director of Photography
Acted in 1
Edited 1
1930s
- 1938
South Sea Sweethearts
Editor
Appearances1
1980s
- 1986
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
Self