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	George Pal - SCIFIPEDIA
		Displaying a rare commitment to SF and fantasy, George Pal (1908-1980) produced, and sometimes directed, a dozen feature films that had a profound impact on the genre.
		Pal’s debut feature, The Great Rupert (also known as A Christmas Wish, 1950), was among the first to combine stop-motion and live-action footage, as the eponymous animated squirrel aids Jimmy Durante’s down-on-its-luck family.
		Pal’s initial collaboration with director and special-effects expert Byron Haskin, the film featured modern Martian war machines that are extremely impressive (albeit a far cry from Wells’s tripods) as they besiege the world’s capitals.
	scifipedia.scifi.com /index.php/George_Pal (1170 words)

	Nervine Management (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		George Pallikaris originally hails from Thessaloniki, one of the largest cities in northern Greece.
		George was first introduced to music at a very young age.
		Even though he was limited in his civilian capacities, George still managed to produce a weekly 2 –hour mix for a large radio station (www.bestradio.gr) in Greece and organize a regular Swift night at Athens’ premiere nightclub +Soda.
	www.nervine-management.com /artists/G-pal/profile.aspx (668 words)

	The Legacy Of George Pal
		George Pal meticulously destroyed the entire city of Los Angeles in THE WAR OF THE WORLDS and showed us a hero whose courage and dedication to the importance of science remains as vivid in our minds as the hideous Martian creatures.
		George Pal inspired countless artists and writers and filmmakers, who, in turn, inspired scientists and astronauts, whose amazing journeys into space during the past 20 years have inspired a whole new generation of science-fiction creators.
		Pal would render color drawings of the main characters and their movements in each sequence, completing the first, middle, and last drawing of the animation.
	www.scifistation.com /george_pal/legacyof.html (1578 words)

	The George Pal Site: A Brief Biography
		George Pal was born in Cegled, Hungary on February 1, 1908, into a theatrical family.
		Pal convinced his girlfriend Zsoka to marry him, and only then found that his new job was un unpaid apprenticeship.
		Pal was now concentrating solely on feature films, but had many problems with the studio system and their multi-tiered approach to film-making, so much slower than when Pal called all the shots at his own studio.
	www.awn.com /heaven_and_hell/PAL/GP12.htm (764 words)

	DVD Review - Arnold Leibovit
		Pal understood that magic could bear a childless couple a son no bigger than their thumb and, in the same breath, whisper recriminations of wasted lives through the mythological creatures of a traveling circus.
		Pal's first claim to fame was his mastery of a particular type of dimensional animation.
		I think people are finally recognizing the fact that George Pal was one of the great innovators and pioneers of this genre, which has become the most successful genre in the history of motion pictures.
	www.dvdreview.com /html/dvd_review_-_arnold_leibovit.html (4459 words)

	MTV.com - Movies - George Pal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Trained as an architect at the Budapest Academy of the Arts, Hungarian filmmaker George Pal had trouble securing work in his chosen profession in the late 1920s; to keep food on the table, he designed "art" subtitles for silent films.
		Beginning in 1940, Pal was responsible for the Puppettoons series (also known as Madcap Marionettes), a lucrative property that won the producer a special Oscar in 1943.
		Pal's remaining Paramount productions were equally disappointing, but he made up for his past missteps with his first directorial assignment (which he also produced), MGM's Tom Thumb.
	www.mtv.com /movies/person/93265/bio.jhtml (657 words)

	PAL: George Lippard (1822-1854)
		He began to study law at fifteen years of age, but was never admitted to the bar.
		George Lippard, Prophet of Protest: Writings of an American Radical, 1822-1854.
		Ridgely, J. "George Lippard's The Quaker City: The World of the American Porno-Gothic." Studies in the Literary Imagination 7.1 (1974): 77-94.
	www.csustan.edu /english/reuben/pal/chap3/lippard.html (473 words)

	Turner Classic Movies This Month Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		For George Pal, the road to tom thumb was a long one, but his patience and persistence paid off.
		Pal made a presentation to the MGM brass who were receptive to the idea, as long as they could fill Tom's tiny shoes with Russ Tamblyn.
		Pal was able to deliver tom thumb for around $900,000, which was slightly under budget and proof that good things come in small packages.
	tcm.tv /ThisMonth/Article/0,,103592\|103593\|25874,00.html (760 words)

	The Time Machine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		George is thrown to the gound by the blast.
		George realizing these are the words that were used in the past by the civil defense...says that there are no more wars and that they can try to rescue their friends.
		George grabs one of the whips used by the Morlock to herd the Eloi.
	design.alfred.edu /thetimemachine (4906 words)

	DVD Review of Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal, The - DVDtoons! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		George Pal has been forgotten by modern Hollywood, although he is rightfully one of the founding fathers of special effects and 3 dimensional animation.
		George Pal is one of the greatest contributors to the animation industry and it’s a shame that he has been forgotten today.
		The final interview is an interview with George Pal himself on a film he was working on known as “The Power”, which was not covered in the documentary.
	www.dvdtoons.com /reviews/159 (2319 words)

	DVD Review - The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Arnold Leibovit’s 1985 documentary "The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal" is not so much a critical expose of Pal’s output as an unabashed fan letter, a "thank you" printed on celluloid rather than paper.
		Charting the milestones in Pal’s life, the documentary examines the range of his achievements and his influences on American cinema, which are still felt today.
		A photo and production art gallery is notable for the inclusion of Pal’s elaborate and opulent sketches for such films as "Time Machine" and "Grimm." An interview with Pal to promote his 1968 film "The Power" and home movies of Pal in Europe show Pal in a personable and inviting light.
	dvdreview.com /fullreviews/the_fantasy_film_worlds_of_george_pal.shtml (922 words)

	JS Online: George airs PAL's financial dirty laundry
		George suddenly released an audit of the league that makes clear that there are some dark financial clouds hanging over it and the brand-spanking-new headquarters at 2320 W. Burleigh St. The $6.5 million building was paid for with loans, state grants and donations.
		"Officer Miller raised many concerns at PAL board meetings concerning the payment process and explained that all payments had to be received by PAL and then paid by PAL to its contractors and subcontractors," the suit states, adding that the latter was "objected to by a state senator serving on the PAL board.
		We would like to report what George thinks about all of the woes, his plans to get the league on sound financial footing and finally to explain why he released the audit.
	www.jsonline.com /news/metro/oct03/178154.asp?format=print (888 words)

	George Pal
		Reportedly, Pal's European career was cut short when he had the temerity to produce an anti-fascist allegorical short.
		Pal arrived in the U.S. in 1939 to lecture at Columbia University, where he was approached by representatives of Paramount Pictures, who were interested in releasing a series of Pal-produced animated one-reelers.
		Oscar number five was bestowed upon the special effects for Pal's The Time Machine (1960), which falters in the dramatic scenes (he never was comfortable directing people) but excells in its vision of the future.
	www.djangomusic.com /actor_bio.asp?pid=P105413 (605 words)

	Puppetoon Movie, Fun For the Whole Family! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Pal's techniques were historic, unique and will never be duplicated since they are far too time consuming and costly for today.
		Pal used as many as 5000 individually hand wood-carved puppets for each five to eight minute short.
		Both "The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal" and "The Puppetoon Movie" are now available on DVD in expanded director's versions which may be available for purchase at the showing.
	www.stgeorgechamber.com /ARTICLES/puppettoon_movie.htm (792 words)

	Lectures and Seminars - The George Pal Lecture - Academy Foundation - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
		The lectures were designed to feature a producer, director, writer or other creative person who would discuss the making of science fiction or fantasy films, either in general or with regard to a specific film.
		The original lectures were funded by contributions to the Academy Foundation made in Pal's name by his friends and associates after his death that year.
		Pal was born in Hungary and began his film career in Budapest, then Berlin and Holland.
	www.oscars.org /foundation/lectures/pal.html (160 words)

	The War of the Worlds
		That man was arguably producer George Pal, who filmed one of the other founders of science fiction, Robert Heinlein, a few years before turning to Wells (Pal's Destination: Moon loosely adapts Heinlein's Rocketship Gallileo).
		One of the things that Pal's The War of the Worlds does well is present an ideal of America as a sort of egalitarian Eden before allowing the dragons through the gates to wreck the place.
		George Pal, who was a deeply religious man, also infuses his movie with religious overtones.
	www.tranquility.net /~benedict/waroftheworlds.html (1121 words)

	The Time Machine Project-George Pal -Birth- 1949
		George chose carpentry and stayed with it for an additional year in order to become a licensed carpenter.
		George and Zsoka moved to Berlin in 1930 to pursue a film career.
		The Pals had applied several times for a visa to the U.S. and was finally granted.
	www.colemanzone.com /Time_Machine_Project/pal_aa.htm (371 words)

	The Fantasy Film Worlds Of George Pal
		George Pal with some of his greatest creations (clockwise from upper left): a Martian war machine from "War of the Worlds"; the spaceship from "Destination Moon"; "Tom Thumb"; elves from "The Brothers Grimm"; "Tubby the Tuba"; the time-travel machine from "The Time Machine"; and a dragon from "7 Faces of Dr. Lao."
		Three years in the making, this award-winning film comprehensively details Pal's life and work, from the early Puppetoon short subjects to Rod Taylor's journey in THE TIME MACHINE and Gene Barry's battle against the nightmarish invasion from Mars in THE WAR OF THE WORLDS.
		Truly, THE FANTASY FILM WORLDS OF GEORGE PAL is a stunning epic designed to delight everyone who has ever marveled at the magic of fantasy and science fiction filmmaking.
	www.scifistation.com /george_pal/nfindex.html (307 words)

	The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1985) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		George Pal is the father of modern sci-fi.
		Pal was a hero of mine since I first saw his classic "Destination Moon" in 1950.
		Pal's life from the early days at Paramount and his Puppetoons to his last movie.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0089127 (268 words)

	Lectures and Seminars - The George Pal Lecture - Academy Foundation - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The lectures were designed to feature a producer, director, writer or other creative person who would discuss the making of science fiction or fantasy films, either in general or with regard to a specific film.
		The original lectures were funded by contributions to the Academy Foundation made in Pal's name by his friends and associates after his death that year.
		Pal was born in Hungary and began his film career in Budapest, then Berlin and Holland.
	www.ampas.org /foundation/lectures/pal.html (160 words)

	The DVD Journal: The Time Machine (1960) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Pal's ends with an optimistic romantic hero returning to the future to lead the Eloi out of their Dark Ages and into a new Enlightenment of learning and questioning and, one presumes, other proper English virtues.
		His is the voice of restraint that tells George there are things Man was not meant to know, that he should be content to live in his own present world, that one should not tempt Fate or Providence in the name of upstart wanderlust.
		George Pal knew what he wanted and accomplished it with aplomb and his own period style and verve, just as H.G. took care of his own creative goals and audiences.
	www.dvdjournal.com /reviews/t/timemachine60.shtml (2083 words)

	Groupstores - DVD Hyper Store The Puppetoon Movie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		When George Pal, his family, and his team of artists came to America, they set up shop on the Paramount studio lot and made the films that are shown on the DVD here.
		What Pal's people could wring out of simple geometric shapes was amazing, and you'll notice, that's about all that they used...no weird freehand polygons are visible in the animation work...just spheroids, cones, rods and other distinct geometric solids.
		George Pal financed several of his Puppetoons by funding from clients who were basically paying to have their products' recognition foisted on an unsuspecting movie-going public.
	dvdhyperstore.groupstores.com /DVD/Genres/Animation/Stop-Motion_and_Clay_Animation/Store-ATVPDKIKX0DER/Item-B00004Z4VL.aspx (1255 words)

	Ziggy's Video Realm: Rod Taylor in The Time Machine (1960) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		George knows that he has in fact invented a working time machine, and he intends to use it to escape into the future, a time during which he is certain humanity will have finally advanced beyond such petty things as hatred and war.
		After those in charge of the estate of HG Wells saw George Pal’s screen version of The War of the Worlds, they were so delighted with the results that they offered Pal his choice of any other Wells work to take on as a future project.
		In the end, George Pal’s take on The Time Machine may be a bit simpler than the story presented by the original novel, but it is still by far the best version ever to hit the screen.
	www.reelcriticism.com /ziggyrealm/reviews/timemachine.html (1168 words)

	Tower Records - The Fantasy Film Worlds Of George Pal (DD) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Among the legends of Hollywood, George Pal takes his place as a true visionary, an innovator and showman who profoundly shaped the art of motion pictures.
		Pal's extraordinary genius molded a dazzling array of films, which earned eight Academy Awards and left a cinematic legacy that served as formative inspiration for the films of George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Gene Roddenberry.
		Included are film clips from those and other Pal films, scenes of his ground-breaking "puppet-cartoons" of the 1930's, and interviews with Pal and his collaborators.
	www.towerrecords.com /product.aspx?pfid=1898115 (284 words)

	George Pal's Puppetoons
		Pal's Puppetoons (he coined the word from a combination of "puppet" and "cartoon") started as soft-sell advertising films in Europe.
		Eventually, Pal and his wife (Zsoka) fled the horror of the Nazi invasion, moved to Hollywood, USA, and was able to make the Puppetoons without advertisements, instead being sponsored by Paramount Pictures.
		These "toons" were made with beautifully-carved wooden puppets, usually using Pal's invented "replacement technique", which involved a separate puppet (or puppet part) for each motion, rather than hinged parts.
	www.awn.com /heaven_and_hell/PAL/GP1.htm (441 words)

	Sound Space: Science Fiction Audio Reviews
		Along with claims concerning Robert Wise and Ray Harryhausen, the liner notes boldly assert that "George Pal's movies stirred the youthful imaginations of Roddenberry, Lucas [and] Spielberg." It's a declaration that, while unattributed and arguably tenuous, is not altogether unfounded, especially considering the popular impact of Pal's bountiful SF output.
		It's a shame that The Fantasy Film Music of George Pal doesn't contain tracks from the producer's seminal early efforts, such as Conquest of Space, Houdini and his many stop-motion "Puppetoon" shorts, but the 28 melodies that are present remain exciting, engaging and, on the whole, quite inspirational.
		Toward the end of his career, Pal unquestionably faltered, but when he was at his best, on films like The Time Machine and 7 Faces of Dr. Lao, as both a producer and director he truly was visionary.
	www.scifi.com /sfw/issue375/sound.html (601 words)

	DVD Times - The Time Machine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Pal therefore opted to turn The Time Machine into a straightforward science-fiction story, omitting the social satire and replacing it with thrilling entertainment.
		George soon manages to show up, but his clothes are torn, and his body bruised.
		George reminds his friends of the meeting they had five days earlier, in which George demonstrated to them a prototype contraption he had built, which could travel in time.
	www.dvdtimes.co.uk /content.php?contentid=4117 (1331 words)

	Amazon.ca: Video: Time Machine, the (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		I was so impressed by the way Pal took us on his adapation of the H.G. Wells journey in ways that were so believable and heartfelt that over time seems to have out distanced the original source material.
		Pal should never be forgotten and The Time Machine is a wonderful way to remember him.
		George takes the machine back, because he is sick of the present time, with war being brought on.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000056BRE (1759 words)

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