George Pal
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George Pal in 1979
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György Pál Marczincsak February 1, 1908 Cegléd, Pest County, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | May 2, 1980 (aged 72) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart Attack |
| Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California |
| Nationality | Hungarian-American |
| Other names | Julius György Marczincsak |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Budapest Academy of Arts |
| Years active | 1934–1975 |
| Spouse(s) | Elisabeth "Zsoka" Pal (1930–1980; his death) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | See Awards and Honours |
George Pal (born György Pál Marczincsak; February 1, 1908 – May 2, 1980) was a Hungarian-American animator, film director and producer, principally associated with the science-fiction genre. He became an American citizen after emigrating from Europe.
He was nominated for Academy Awards (in the category Best Short Subjects, Cartoon) for seven consecutive years (1942–1948) and received an honorary award in 1944. This makes him the second-most nominated Hungarian exile (together with William S. Darling and Ernest Laszlo) after Miklós Rózsa.
He was born in Cegléd, Austria–Hungary, the son of György Pál Marczincsak, Sr. and his wife Maria. He graduated from the Budapest Academy of Arts in 1928 (aged 20). From 1928 to 1931, he made films for Hunnia Films of Budapest, Hungary.
At the age of 23 in 1931, he married Elisabeth "Zsoka" Grandjean, and moving to Berlin, founded Trickfilm-Studio Gmbh Pal und Wittke, with UFA Studios as its main customer from 1931 to 1933. During this time, he patented the Pal-Doll technique (known as Puppetoons in the US).
In 1933, he worked in Prague; in 1934, he made a film advertisement in his hotel room in Paris, and was invited by Philips to make two more ad shorts. He started to use Pal-Doll techniques in Eindhoven, in a former butchery, then at villa-studio Suny Home. He left Germany as the Nazis came to power.
He made five films before 1939 for the British company Horlicks Malted Milk. In December of that year, aged 32, he emigrated from Europe to the United States, and began work for Paramount Pictures. At this time, his friend Walter Lantz helped him obtain American citizenship.
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