Otis Turner

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Otis Turner
Born	29 November 1862 Fairfield, Indiana, USA
Died	28 March 1918 Los Angeles, California, USA
Years active	1908-1917

Otis Turner (29 November 1862 – 28 March 1918), was an American film director, screenwriter and film producer. He directed 133 films between 1908 and 1917. He also wrote for 40 films between 1908 and 1917.

He was born in Fairfield, Indiana, and died in Los Angeles, California.

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 to film, first in collaboration with Baum, then legally but without Baum's approval.

[edit] Selected filmography

• From Italy's Shores (1915)
• The Black Box (1915)
• Shon the Piper (1913)
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910)
• The Cowboy Millionaire (1909)
• The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays (1908)

[edit] External links

• Otis Turner at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
NAME	Turner, Otis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Film director
DATE OF BIRTH	29 November 1862
PLACE OF BIRTH	Fairfield, Indiana  United States
DATE OF DEATH	28 March 1918
PLACE OF DEATH	Los Angeles, California  United States