George Pal

Birth Name:

György Pál Marczincsak

Birth Place:

Cegléd, Hungary

Profession

Producer, Director, Cinematographer, Writer, Animation department, Actor

On the 25th Anniversary of his adaptation of "The War of the Worlds," it was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences founded the George Pal Lecture on Fantasy in Film series in his memory in 1980
Won the Winsor McCay Award at the 1976 Annie Awards
In 1928, at the age of 20, he graduated from the Budapest Academy of Arts
Made films for Hunnia Films in Budapest, Hungary from 1928 to 1931
Developed a technique of animation that he used for "Puppetoons" in which various puppets were used in stop motion animation instead of a single puppet that was repeatedly repositioned
Many science fiction enthusiasts consider him to be the father of the contemporary science fiction film, as his "Destination Moon" was the first Hollywood space-themed film based on actual scientific speculation
Woody Woodpecker appears somewhere in all the films he produced or directed
Co-authored a sequel to H․G․ Wells's "Time Machine" called "Time Machine II" along with Joe Morhaim
He was referenced in the opening theme of "The Rocky Horror Show" and "The Rocky Horror Picture Show․"

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