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Otis Turner(1862-1918)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Otis Turner
Otis Turner was born on 29 November 1862 in Fairfield, Indiana, USA. He was a director and writer, known for The Black Box (1915), The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays (1908) and Get the Boy (1916). He was married to Etta French. He died on 28 March 1918 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornNovember 29, 1862
DiedMarch 28, 1918(55)
BornNovember 29, 1862
DiedMarch 28, 1918(55)
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Known for

The Black Box (1915)
The Black Box
4.2
  • Director
  • 1915
The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays (1908)
The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays
4.9
  • Director(segment "John Dough and the Cherub")
  • 1908
Get the Boy (1916)
Get the Boy
  • Director
  • 1916
Doris Pawn and George Walsh in The Book Agent (1917)
The Book Agent
  • Director
  • 1917

Credits

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Director

  • Marie Kiernan and Frankie Lee in The Soul of Satan (1917)
    The Soul of Satan
    • Director
    • 1917
  • To Honor and Obey (1917)
    To Honor and Obey
    • Director
    • 1917
  • Hector V. Sarno and George Walsh in Some Boy (1917)
    Some Boy
    • Director
    • 1917
  • Doris Pawn and George Walsh in The Book Agent (1917)
    The Book Agent
    • Director
    • 1917
  • George Walsh in High Finance (1917)
    High Finance
    • Director
    • 1917
  • George Walsh in Melting Millions (1917)
    Melting Millions
    • Director
    • 1917
  • George Walsh in The Island of Desire (1917)
    The Island of Desire
    • Director
    • 1917
  • The Mediator (1916)
    The Mediator
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Flora Parker DeHaven in The Whirlpool of Destiny (1916)
    The Whirlpool of Destiny
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Paul Byron, Flora Parker DeHaven, and Charles Hill Mailes in The Seekers (1916)
    The Seekers
    • Director
    • 1916
  • A Son of the Immortals (1916)
    A Son of the Immortals
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Hulda the Silent
    Short
    • Director
    • 1916
  • Get the Boy (1916)
    Get the Boy
    • Director
    • 1916
  • The Gay Lord Waring (1916)
    The Gay Lord Waring
    • Director
    • 1916
  • The Pool of Flame (1916)
    The Pool of Flame
    7.8
    • Director
    • 1916

Writer

  • Helen Foster and Al Wilson in Won in the Clouds (1928)
    Won in the Clouds
    5.3
    • story
    • 1928
  • Doris Pawn and George Walsh in The Book Agent (1917)
    The Book Agent
    • Writer
    • 1917
  • The Mediator (1916)
    The Mediator
    • adaptation
    • 1916
  • Paul Byron, Flora Parker DeHaven, and Charles Hill Mailes in The Seekers (1916)
    The Seekers
    • scenario
    • 1916
  • Hulda the Silent
    Short
    • story
    • 1916
  • Get the Boy (1916)
    Get the Boy
    • story
    • 1916
  • George Fawcett in The Frame-Up (1915)
    The Frame-Up
    • scenario
    • 1915
  • Hobart Bosworth, Hobart Henley, and Jane Novak in A Little Brother of the Rich (1915)
    A Little Brother of the Rich
    4.7
    • scenario
    • 1915
  • The Great Ruby Mystery (1915)
    The Great Ruby Mystery
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1915
  • The Black Box (1915)
    The Black Box
    4.2
    • Writer
    • 1915
  • Changed Lives
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1915
  • Dangers of the Veldt (1914)
    Dangers of the Veldt
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1914
  • Won in the Clouds (1914)
    Won in the Clouds
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1914
  • The Evil Power
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1913
  • In Slavery Days (1913)
    In Slavery Days
    Short
    • writer
    • 1913

Producer

  • Flora Parker DeHaven in The Whirlpool of Destiny (1916)
    The Whirlpool of Destiny
    • producer
    • 1916
  • The New Adventures of Terence O'Rourke
    • producer
    • 1915
  • The Black Box (1915)
    The Black Box
    4.2
    • producer
    • 1915
  • Margarita Fischer and Joseph Singleton in Shon the Piper (1913)
    Shon the Piper
    Short
    • producer
    • 1913
  • Kathlyn Williams in Lost in the Jungle (1911)
    Lost in the Jungle
    5.3
    Short
    • producer
    • 1911
  • The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays (1908)
    The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays
    4.9
    • producer
    • 1908

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Otis 'Daddy' Turner
  • Born
    • November 29, 1862
    • Fairfield, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • March 28, 1918
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart disease)
  • Spouse
    • Etta French
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Basis for the producer-director Otis Werner in L. Frank Baum's novel, "Aunt Jane's Nieces Out West "(1914).
  • Nickname
    • The Dean of Directors

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