A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Zenica, Austria-Hungary (modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Born:
January 21, 1908
Died:
January 30, 2006
Otto Lang (1908 – 2006) was a skier and pioneer ski instructor from Bosnia and Herzegovina, who lived and worked in the United States. After teaching skiing at a variety of smaller resorts in Austria, he joined the Hannes Schneider Ski School in St. Anton am Arlberg, one of the most prestigious ski schools of the era. Like many instructors who taught Schneider's Arlberg Method, Lang was eventually offered a chance to teach in the U.S., at Pecketts' on Sugar Hill in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. He later moved out west and found ski schools on Mount Rainier, Mount Baker and Mount Hood. He demonstrated ski techniques in Jerome Hill's documentary Ski Flight (1938) which premiered at Radio City Music Hall. His 1936 book Downhill Skiing was recognized in its day as the most comprehensive manual for skiing instruction for the fledgling sport. Ski Filmmaker Warren Miller and newsman Lowell Thomas both credited Lang's book as their inspiration for their interest in skiing.
Associate Producer:
1970 Tora! Tora! Tora!
Director:
1938 Ski Flight
1941 The Basic Principles of Skiing
1947 Skifully Yours
1949 The Art Director
1953 Vesuvius Express
1954 Jet Carrier
1954 The First Piano Quartette
1957 Search for Paradise
1961 Fury River
1963 The Best of Cinerama
1970 Tora! Tora! Tora!
Producer:
1938 Ski Flight
1941 The Basic Principles of Skiing
1947 Skifully Yours
1948 Call Northside 777
1949 The Art Director
1952 5 Fingers
1953 Vesuvius Express
1953 White Witch Doctor
1954 Fabulous Las Vegas
1954 Jet Carrier
1954 The First Piano Quartette
1955 Laura
1957 Search for Paradise
1961 Fury River
1963 The Best of Cinerama
1970 Tora! Tora! Tora!
Production Coordinator:
1938 Ski Flight
1941 The Basic Principles of Skiing
1947 Skifully Yours
1948 Call Northside 777
1949 The Art Director
1952 5 Fingers
1953 Vesuvius Express
1953 White Witch Doctor
1954 Fabulous Las Vegas
1954 Jet Carrier
1954 The First Piano Quartette
1955 Laura
1957 Search for Paradise
1961 Fury River
1963 The Best of Cinerama
1964 Open the Door and See all the People
1970 Tora! Tora! Tora!
Second Unit Director:
1938 Ski Flight
1941 The Basic Principles of Skiing
1947 Skifully Yours
1948 Call Northside 777
1949 The Art Director
1952 5 Fingers
1953 Vesuvius Express
1953 White Witch Doctor
1954 Fabulous Las Vegas
1954 Jet Carrier
1954 The First Piano Quartette
1955 Laura
1957 Search for Paradise
1961 Fury River
1963 The Best of Cinerama
1964 Open the Door and See all the People
1969 The Gypsy Moths
1970 Tora! Tora! Tora!
Third Assistant Director:
1938 Ski Flight
1941 The Basic Principles of Skiing
1943 The Ox-Bow Incident
1947 Skifully Yours
1948 Call Northside 777
1949 The Art Director
1952 5 Fingers
1953 Vesuvius Express
1953 White Witch Doctor
1954 Fabulous Las Vegas
1954 Jet Carrier
1954 The First Piano Quartette
1955 Laura
1957 Search for Paradise
1961 Fury River
1963 The Best of Cinerama
1964 Open the Door and See all the People
1969 The Gypsy Moths
1970 Tora! Tora! Tora!
Writer:
1938 Ski Flight
1941 The Basic Principles of Skiing
1943 The Ox-Bow Incident
1947 Skifully Yours
1948 Call Northside 777
1949 The Art Director
1952 5 Fingers
1953 Vesuvius Express
1953 White Witch Doctor
1954 Fabulous Las Vegas
1954 Jet Carrier
1954 The First Piano Quartette
1955 Laura
1957 Search for Paradise
1961 Fury River
1963 The Best of Cinerama
1964 Open the Door and See all the People
1969 The Gypsy Moths
1970 Tora! Tora! Tora!
Director:
1955 Cheyenne
1955 Highway Patrol
1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1957 Tombstone Territory
1958 Bat Masterson
1958 Mackenzie's Raiders
1958 Sea Hunt
1958 Target (US)
1958 The Rifleman
1958 The Rough Riders
1959 Hawaiian Eye
1959 Lock-Up
1959 Men into Space
1959 The Deputy
1959 The Man and the Challenge
1959 World of Giants
1960 Michael Shayne
1960 Surfside 6
1960 The Aquanauts
1961 The Dick Powell Show
1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1966 Daktari
1966 Felony Squad
1968 Lancer
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