Occupation Film director Spouse Etta French (m. ?–1918) Role Director | Name Otis Turner Years active 1908–1917 | |
Born November 29, 1862 ( 1862-11-29 ) Fairfield, Indiana, USA Died March 28, 1918, Los Angeles, California, United States Movies The Wonderful Wizard of, The Fairylogue and Radi, The Cowboy Millionaire, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The Black Box Similar People Hobart Bosworth, Francis Boggs, William Nicholas Selig, Robert Z Leonard, Eugenie Besserer | ||
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Otis Turner (1910 - first known version)
Otis Turner (November 29, 1862 – March 28, 1918) was an American director, screenwriter and producer. Between 1908 and 1917, he directed 133 films and wrote 40 scenarios.
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He was born in Fairfield, Indiana, and died in Los Angeles.
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 movies, first in collaboration with Baum, then legally but without Baum's approval.
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