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Otis Turner
Turner in 1915
Born
(1862-11-29)November 29, 1862
Fairfield, Indiana, USA
Died
March 28, 1918(1918-03-28) (aged 55)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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.
^"Otis Turner: a Father Figure to Film-Makers: A Hollywood Bio in Brief". Classic Filma Ficionados. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
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title (Original script) Director Subject 1914 United States The Spy OtisTurner Drama, war. Based on the 1821 novel The Spy. 1915 United States A Continental...
Méliès Georges Méliès France Short film 1910 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz OtisTurner Bebe Daniels, Hobart Bosworth, Eugenie Besserer United States Short film...
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