George Pál
George Pál (
February 1,
1908 -
May 2,
1980) was a
Hungarian-born
American animator and film producer. He is associated with the
science fiction genre. As an animator, he made the
Puppetoons series in the
1940s, then switched to live action filmmaking with
Destination Moon in
1950. His films include
When Worlds Collide (
1951),
War of the Worlds (
1952),
Tom Thumb (
1960) and
Doc Savage (
1975).
He died in Beverly Hills of heart attack at the age of 72.