George Pal was a Hungarian-American film producer and director known for his work in science fiction films. He was born in Hungary in 1908 and graduated from the Budapest Academy of Arts in 1928. In 1931, he invented the Pal-Doll, better known as Puppetoons. He emigrated to the United States in 1940 where he worked for Paramount Pictures and created the Puppetoons series, for which he received an honorary Oscar in 1943. Over his career, George Pal received six Oscars for his contributions to films such as Destination Moon and The War of the Worlds and is best known for his 1960 adaptation of The Time Machine.
