Otis Turner
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| Born | November 29, 1862 Fairfield, Indiana, USA |
| Died | March 28, 1918 (aged 55) Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1908–1917 |
Otis Turner (November 29, 1862 – March 28, 1918) was an American director, screenwriter and producer. Between 1908 and 1917, he directed more than 130 films and wrote 40 scenarios. He was born in Fairfield, Indiana, and died in Los Angeles.[1]
The producer/director Otis Werner in L. Frank Baum's Aunt Jane's Nieces Out West is a send-up of Turner, who had adapted Baum's works into films, first in collaboration with Baum, then legally but without Baum's approval.
Selected filmography[]
- The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays (1908)
- The Cowboy Millionaire (1909)
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910)
- Shon the Piper (1913)
- Called Back (1914)
- The Spy (1914)
- The Opened Shutters (1914)
- The Black Box (1915)
- From Italy's Shores (1915)
- Langdon's Legacy (1916)
- The Island of Desire (1917)
- Melting Millions (1917)
- The Book Agent (1917)
- The Soul of Satan (1917)
- Some Boy! (1917)
References[]
- ^ "Otis Turner: a Father Figure to Film-Makers: A Hollywood Bio in Brief". Classic Filma Ficionados. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
External links[]
Media related to Otis Turner at Wikimedia Commons
- Otis Turner at IMDb
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Categories:
- 1862 births
- 1918 deaths
- American male screenwriters
- People from Howard County, Indiana
- Film directors from Indiana
- Screenwriters from Indiana
- Film producers from Indiana
- 20th-century American male writers
- 20th-century American screenwriters
- 19th-century American businesspeople