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FILM DIRECTOR

George Pal

1908 - 1980

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George Pal (born György Pál Marczincsak; Hungarian: [ˈmɒrt͡sint͡ʃɒk ˈɟørɟ ˈpɑːl]; February 1, 1908 – May 2, 1980) was a Hungarian-American animator, film director and producer, principally associated with the fantasy and science-fiction genres. He became an American citizen after emigrating from Europe. 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. This makes him the second-most nominated Hungarian exile (together with William S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Pal has received more than 380,087 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). George Pal is the 817th most popular film director (down from 784th in 2019), the 406th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 366th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Hungarian Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 380k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, George Pal ranks 817 out of 1,581. Before him are Joshua Logan, Ted Post, Gérard Krawczyk, Gerry Anderson, Edgar Reitz, and Lucian Pintilie. After him are Rob Cohen, Russell Mulcahy, Alexander Rou, Francis Lawrence, Michael Winner, and Yasushi Akimoto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, George Pal ranks 215. Before him are Simonne Mathieu, Jim Brown, Odette Bancilhon, Vladimir Kotelnikov, Joshua Logan, and Nicholas Kurti. After him are Gotthard Handrick, Jill Esmond, Don Bradman, Teizo Takeuchi, Jenő Vincze, and Gualberto Villarroel. Among people deceased in 1980, George Pal ranks 171. Before him are Nihat Erim, Aleksander Ford, Rostislav Alexeyev, Simonne Mathieu, André Parrot, and Arend Heyting. After him are Joseph Banks Rhine, Vasja Pirc, Sanjay Gandhi, Rafael Paasio, Petar Trifunović, and Philip Guston.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, George Pal ranks 406 out of 866. Before him are Ferenc Hirzer (1902), Dezső Gyarmati (1927), György Szűcs (1912), Péter Boross (1928), Mari Törőcsik (1935), and Nicholas Kurti (1908). After him are Éva Székely (1927), Lily Kronberger (1890), Kálmán Mészöly (1941), László Cseh (1910), Vilmos Aba-Novák (1894), and János Garay (1889).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Hungary

Among film directors born in Hungary, George Pal ranks 14. Before him are Ildikó Enyedi (1955), Ján Kadár (1918), László Benedek (1905), Zoltán Fábri (1917), Charles Vidor (1900), and Alexandre Trauner (1906). After him are Andrew Marton (1904), Emeric Pressburger (1902), Andre DeToth (1913), Károly Makk (1925), Ferenc Kósa (1937), and Pál Gábor (1932).

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Filmography

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