George Pal
American film director
Died when: 72 years 92 days (867 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
George Pal (born György Pál Marczincsak;Hungarian: ['m?rt?sint???k '?ør? 'p??l];February 1, 1908 – May 2, 1980) was a Hungarian-American animator, film director and producer, principally associated with the fantasy and science-fiction genres.
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.
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