Dates

• Existence: 1908 - 2006

Biographical History

Otto Lang (1908-2006) was a ski instructor, film producer, and author.

Otto Lang was born in 1908 in Bosnia. He was a skier and a pioneer ski instructor. He formed ski schools in the United States and later, became a film producer and director. Lang produced Call Northside 777 (1948), 5 Fingers (1952), Search for Paradise (1956), Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), Vesuvius Express (1953), The First Piano Quartette (1954), and Jet Carrier (1954). He also wrote his autobiography A Bird of Passage: The story of my life.

Citation:

A bird of passage, c1994: t.p. (Otto Lang) jkt. (b. in Bosnia in 1908)

Wikipedia, viewed on Oct. 25, 2006 (Otto Lang; b. Jan. 21, 1908 in Tesanta, Austria-Hungary; d. Jan. 30, 2006; skier and pioneer ski instructor in the US; later became a movie director and producer)

IMDb, October 12, 2017 (Otto Lang was born on January 21, 1908 in Tesanta, Austria-Hungary; he was a director and producer, known for Northwest Passage (1958), Jet Carrier (1954) and The First Piano Quartette (1954); he died on January 30, 2006 in Seattle, Washington)

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