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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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George Pal Biography (1908-1980)
Born February 1, 1908, in Cegled, Hungary; immigrated to the United States, 1939, naturalized U.S. citizen; died of a heart attack, May 2, 1980, in Beverly Hills CA; son of George (an actor) and Maria (an actress) Pal; married Zsoka Grandjean, 1930 (one source says 1928); children: two.
- Nationality
- Hungarian
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Details
- February 1, 1908
- Cegled, Hungary
- Death Details
- May 2, 1980
- Beverly Hills, California, United States
Famous Works
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Credits; Film Director and Cinematographer, Unless Otherwise Noted
- Phillips Cavalcade (animated), 1934.
- Sleeping Beauty (animated), 1935.
- Sinbad, 1936.
- Cinematographer only, Aladdin, {the Netherlands}, 1936.
- What Ho, She Bumps (also known as Captain Kidding), 1937.
- Sky Pirates, 1938.
- Phillips Broadcast of 1938 (animated), 1937.
- Love on the Range, 1939.
- South Sea Sweethearts (animated), 1939.
- Western Daze, Paramount, 1941.
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Credits; Film Work; Producer, Unless Otherwise Noted
- And director, Date with Duke (live action and animated film), Paramount,1947.
- Makeup artist for puppetoon sequences, Variety Girl, Paramount, 1947.
- The Great Rupert, Eagle-Lion, 1950.
- Destination Moon, Eagle-Lion, 1950.
- When Worlds Collide, Paramount, 1951.
- The War of the Worlds, Paramount, 1953.
- Houdini, Paramount, 1953.
- The Naked Jungle, Paramount, 1954.
- Conquest of Space, Paramount, 1955; and director, Tom Thumb, Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer, 1958; and director, The Time Machine, Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer, 1960; and director, Atlantis, the Lost Continent, Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer, 1961; and director (with Henry Levin), The Wonderful World of Brothers Grimm, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1962; and director, The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao (also known as The Secret World of Dr.
- Lao), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964.
- The Power, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968.
- Doc Savage, the Man of Bronze, Warner Bros., 1975.
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Credits; Film Director, Unless Otherwise Noted; Animated Short Films for Paramount
- Dipsy Gypsy, 1941.
- Hoola Boola, 1941.
- The Gay Knighties, 1941; and producer and cinematographer, Rhythm in theRanks, 1941; and cinematographer, Tulips Shall Grow, 1942.
- Jasper and the Watermelons, 1942; and producer and cinematographer, The Sky Princess, 1942.
- Jasper and the Haunted House, 1942.
- Jasper and the Choo-Choo, 1943; and cinematographer, Bravo, Mr.
- Strauss, 1943; and cinematographer, 500 Hats of Bartholemew Cubbins, 1943.
- Mr. Strauss Takes a Walk, 1943.
- Jasper's Music Lesson, 1943.
- The Truck That Flew, 1943.
- The Little Broadcast, 1943.
- Jasper Goes Fishing, 1943.
- Good Night Rusty, 1943; and cinematographer, A Hatful of Dreams, 1944; and cinematographer, And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street, 1944.
- Package for Jasper, 1944.
- Say Ah, Jasper, 1944.
- Jasper Goes Hunting, 1944.
- Jasper's Paradise, 1944.
- Two-Gun Rusty, 1944.
- Hot Lisp Jasper, 1945.
- Jasper Tell, 1945.
- Jasper's Minstrels, 1945.
- Jasper's Close Shave, 1945; and cinematographer, Jasper and the Beanstalk, 1945.
- My Man Jasper, 1945.
- Olio for Jasper, 1945.
- Together in the Weather, 1945; and cinematographer, John Henry and the Inky Poo, 1946.
- Jasper's Derby, 1946; and producer, Jasper in a Jam, 1946.
- Shoe Shine Jasper, 1947.
- Wilbur the Lion, 1947; and producer and cinematographer, Tubby the Tuba,1947.
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Credits; Other Film Work
- The Puppetoon Movie, Expanded Entertainment, 1986.
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Credits; Film Appearances
- Bum listening to the radio, The War of the Worlds, Paramount, 1953.
- Himself in archival footage, The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (documentary), LCA Video, 1986.
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Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
- Himself, The Ed Sulivan Show (also known as Toast of the Town and You'rethe Top), CBS, 1958.
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Writings;Screenplays
- (With Joseph Morhaim) Doc Savage, the Man of Bronze (based on a novel byKenneth Robeson), Warner Bros., 1975.
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Other Works
- Adaptations: After his death, Pal's early animated films were collected by Arnold Liebovit in The Puppetoon Movie, released by Expanded Entertainmentin 1986. The documentary The Fantasy Film World of George Pal, including filmextracts and an interview with the filmmaker, was released by LCA Video in 1986.
Further Reference
Books:
- Hickman, Gail Morgan, The Films of George Pal, A. S. Barnes (South Brunswick, NJ), 1977.
Periodicals:
- New York Times, May 4, 1980.
- Variety, May 7, 1980.
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