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George Pal
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31 Jan 1908
† 02 May 1980
Cegléd, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
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 techniqu...
Also Known As
György Pál Marczincsák, George Pál, Georg Pál, Georg Pal, Gyorgy Pal Marczincsak
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