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George Pal Biography

George Pal

Facts of George Pal

Date of Birth: 1908 , February-1
Date of Death: 1980 , May-2
Birth Nation: Hungary

Quick Timeline of George Pal

1908 Born in Cegléd, Hungary
1931 Married to Elisabeth "Zsoka" Grandjean
1980 Death of George Pal
1928 Graduated from Budapest Academy of Arts
1942 Nominated for Academy Award
1931 Worked at UFA Studios
1939 Moved to United States
1937 First child, David Marczincsák
1941 Second child, Peter Marczincsák

Detail Timeline of George Pal

February 1 , 1908

Born in Cegléd, Hungary

He was born on February 1, 1908, in Cegled, Austria-Hungary to parents Maria Marczincsak and György Pál Marczincsak Sr. his parents got divorced when he was child and he was raised by his grandparents. He was American by citizenship and was of white ethnicity.

1931

Married to Elisabeth "Zsoka" Grandjean

He got married to Elisabeth "Zsoka" Grandjean in 1931 when he was 23 years old. They were happy after being each other loving spouse. After married he moved to Berlin. They had two children together. The couple was together until his death.

May 2 , 1980

Death of George Pal

He died on 2 May 1980 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States. The reason behind of his death was due to heart attack. He was 72 years old when he left this world. He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California.

1928

Graduated from Budapest Academy of Arts

He graduated from the Budapest Academy of Arts in 1928 with a degree in Architecture and highly developed drawing skills. At that time there were no opportunities for architect students. He was 20 years old when he was graduated.

1942

Nominated for Academy Award

He was nominated for prestigious Academy Awards for seven times and that was year from 1942 to 1948 in the category of Best short subjects- Cartoon. This makes him the second most nominated Hungarian exile after Miklós Rózsa.

1931

Worked at UFA Studios

After married, the couple moved to Berlin for better opportunity of work. He started working at UFA Studios in Berlin in 1931. There he became head of the cartoon department. He left that job in 1932 and set his own film studio.

1939

Moved to United States

At the age of 32, he moved to United States from Europe with his wife and younger son. They applied for American emigration visa soon after their marriage and in 1939 American consulate granted a visa to them.

1937

First child, David Marczincsák

He became father for first time in his life and that was in year 1937. He and his wife Elisabeth Josepha welcomed their first child and their first child was son. The couple named him David Marczincsak.

1941

Second child, Peter Marczincsák

He and his wife welcomed their second son when they were already immigrated to United States and that was in year 1941. That time they were again blessed by baby boy and the couple named him Peter Marczincsák.

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He got married to Elisabeth "Zsoka" Grandjean when he was 23 years old. They met first time while attended dance school in late 1920s. They fell in love and started their love affair and finally got married in 1931. They were happy having each other loving spouse. The couple was together until his death. He died on 2 May 1980 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. The reason behind his death was due to heart attack. He was 72 years old when he left this world. They had two children together.

He graduated from the Budapest Academy of Arts in 1928 with a degree in Architecture and highly developed drawing skills. At that time there were no opportunities for architect students. The net worth of George Pal is unknown.