He made five films before 1939 for Horlicks Malted Milk, a British company. He left Germany as the Nazis came to power. He started to use Pal-Doll techniques in Eindhoven, in a former butchery, then at villa-studio Suny Home. In 1934, he made a film advertisement in his hotel room in Paris, and was invited by Philips to make two more ad shorts. During that time, he patented the Pal-Doll technique (known as Puppetoons in the US). From 1928 to 1931 he made films for Hunnia Film Studio of Budapest, Hungary.Īt the age of 23 in 1931, he married Elisabeth "Zsóka" Grandjean, and after moving to Berlin, founded Trickfilm-Studio GmbH Pal und Wittke, with UFA Studios as its main customer from 1931 to 1933. He graduated from the Hungarian University of Fine Arts in 1928 (aged 20). Pal was born in Cegléd, Hungary, the son of György Pál Marczincsak, Sr. Darling and Ernest Laszlo) after Miklós Rózsa. He is the second-most nominated Hungarian exile (together with William S. 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. He became an American citizen after emigrating from Europe. George Pal (born György Pál Marczincsak Hungarian: Febru– May 2, 1980) was a Hungarian-American animator, film director, and producer he was principally associated with the fantasy and science-fiction genres. Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California
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