FILM DIRECTOR

George Pal

1908 - 1980

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George Pal (born György Pál Marczincsak, Hungarian: [ˈmɒrt͡sint͡ʃɒk ˈɟørɟ ˈpɑːl]; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Pal is the 889th most popular film director (down from 783rd in 2019), the 499th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 415th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Hungarian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, George Pal ranks 889 out of 2,041. Before him are Jacques Rozier, Robert Guédiguian, Bruno Bozzetto, Joseph Vilsmaier, Charles Crichton, and Serge Bourguignon. After him are Fernando Trueba, Charles Shyer, Steve Barron, Emeric Pressburger, Lucian Pintilie, and Dante Ferretti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, George Pal ranks 242. Before him are František Kriegel, Lars-Erik Larsson, Francesco Camusso, Roger Beaufrand, Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, and Louis Hostin. After him are Kenji Miyamoto, Hugo Distler, Percy Faith, Aleksander Ford, Gotthard Handrick, and Louis Jordan. Among people deceased in 1980, George Pal ranks 189. Before him are Arend Heyting, Egon Pearson, Simonne Mathieu, Alfredo Brilhante da Costa, Frank Wykoff, and Gaetano Belloni. After him are Juan García Oliver, Heikki Liimatainen, Jijé, Mia May, Jóhann Hafstein, and Aleksander Ford.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, George Pal ranks 499 out of 1,077. Before him are János Garay (1889), Kati Kovács (1944), Agnes Simon (1935), József Bencsics (1933), Jenő Károly (1886), and István Csom (1940). After him are Sándor Weöres (1913), Zoltán Mechlovits (1891), Károly Németh (1922), Emeric Pressburger (1902), István Kausz (1932), and Tamás Vásáry (1933).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Hungary

Among film directors born in Hungary, George Pal ranks 17. Before him are László Benedek (1905), Ildikó Enyedi (1955), Charles Vidor (1900), Andrew Marton (1904), Ferenc Kósa (1937), and Alexandre Trauner (1906). After him are Emeric Pressburger (1902), Lajos Koltai (1946), Ágnes Hranitzky (1945), Károly Makk (1925), Pál Gábor (1932), and Zoltan Korda (1895).

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