Gabriel Pascal

Film director

1894 – 1954

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Who was Gabriel Pascal?

Gabriel Pascal was a Hungarian film producer and director.

A follower of Meher Baba, Pascal was the first film producer to successfully bring the plays of George Bernard Shaw to the screen. His most successful production was Pygmalion, for which Pascal received an Academy Award nomination as its producer. Later adaptations of Shaw plays included Major Barbara and Caesar and Cleopatra.

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Born
Jun 4, 1894
Arad
Also known as
  • Gabor Pascal
  • G. Pasqual
Spouses
Religion
  • Catholicism
Nationality
  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Lived in
  • Transylvania
Died
Jul 6, 1954
New York City

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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