Otis Turner

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.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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Birth dateNovember 29, 1862
Birth place
Oakford Indiana
Date of deathMarch 28, 1918

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