Gyrgy Pl Marczincsak George Pal By Evan Gabel

György Pál Marczincsak (George Pal) By Evan Gabel Jake Mc. Pherson

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 • At the age of 23 (in 1931) he married Elisabeth "Zsoka" Grandjean, and moved to Berlin

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

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 1940 s, 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

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

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

Sources • http: //www. oscars. org/eventsexhibitions/events/2008/palhumphreys. html • http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/George_Pal • http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=06 v 56 a. UCQ ZE