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György Pál Marczincsak (George Pal)

György Pál Marczincsak (George Pal). By Evan Gabel Jake McPherson . Background . Born in Cegléd , Austria-Hungary on February 1 st , 1908 Graduated from the Budapest Academy of Arts in 1928 (aged 20) From 1928 to 1931, he made films for Hunnia Films of Budapest, Hungary

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György Pál Marczincsak (George Pal)

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  1. GyörgyPálMarczincsak(George Pal) By Evan Gabel Jake McPherson

  2. Background • Born in Cegléd, Austria-Hungary on February 1st, 1908 • 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 moved to Berlin

  3. Beginning of Career • 1931 – 1933: Patented Pal-Doll (known as Puppetoons) • 1934, he made a film advertisement in his hotel room in Paris, and was invited by Philips Electronics to make two more ad shorts • He made five films before 1939 for the British company Horlicks Malted Milk

  4. Later in his Career • 1940 (WWII), he emigrated from Europe and began working for Paramount Pictures. His friend Walter Lantz helped him obtain American citizenship • As an animator, he made the Puppetoons series in the 1940s, then switched to live action film making with The Great Rupert in 1950 • He was awarded an honorary Oscar in 1944 for "the development of novel methods and techniques in the production of short subjects known as Puppetoons • He died in Beverly Hills, California of a heart attack at the age of 73

  5. Accomplishments • Puppetoons series • Honorary Oscar award • Best remembered as the producer of landmark science fiction and fantasy films in the 1950s and 1960s(The War of the Worlds) • Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

  6. Most Famous Works • Puppetoons • “John Henry and the Inky Poo”, “Tulips shall Grow”, “Jasper and the Beanstalk”, “Tubby the Tuba” • Destination Moon • When Worlds Collide • The War of the Worlds • The Time Machine

  7. Sources • http://www.oscars.org/events-exhibitions/events/2008/palhumphreys.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Pal • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06v56aUCQZE

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