Otis Turner

Otis Turner
Born	November 29, 1862(1862-11-29) Fairfield, Indiana, USA
Died	March 28, 1918(1918-03-28) (aged 55) Los Angeles, California, USA
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1908 to 1917

Otis Turner (November 29, 1862 – March 28, 1918) was an American director, screenwriter and producer. Between 1908 and 1917, he directed 133 motion pictures and wrote 40 scenarios.

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 into movies, 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)
• The Black Box (1915)
• From Italy's Shores (1915)

External links

• Otis Turner at the Internet Movie Database