Otto Lang (film producer)
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Otto Lang (21 January 1908 – 30 January 2006), born in Tešanj, Austria-Hungary, was a skier and pioneer ski instructor in the United States. He founded ski schools on Mount Rainier, Mount Baker and Mount Hood beginning in the 1930s, and as the director of the ski school at Sun Valley became the ski instructor for Hollywood stars. Later he became a movie director and producer, primarily due to his contacts at Sun Valley. He appeared in Jerome Hill's documentary Ski Flight (1938) which premiered at Radio City Music Hall.
Lang was hired by Darryl F. Zanuck to assist with the ski sequences of the 1941 movie Sun Valley Serenade starring Sonja Henie, which ultimately led to his cinematic work. Some of his notable films include Call Northside 777 (1948 - producer), 5 Fingers (1952 - producer) and Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970 - associate producer of the Japanese segments).
[edit] External links
- The Seattle Times - Otto Lang obituary - 01-Feb-2006
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Otto Lang obituary - 02-Feb-2006
- Idaho Mtn Express - Otto Lang obituary - 03-Feb-2006
- Skiing History.org Otto Lang
- Otto Lang at IMDB
