Linda Otto Explained

Linda Otto
Birth Date:4 April 1940
Death Place:Los Angeles, California
Occupation:Director, producer, casting director
Spouse:Alan Landsburg

Linda Otto (April 4, 1940 – June 27, 2004) was a producer and casting director as well as a director. She was active from the 1970s to the early 2000s.

Biography

Early life

Linda Otto was born on April 4, 1940.[1] [2]

Career

As a casting director her early work included House Of Dark Shadows in 1970 and Night of Dark Shadows in 1971.[1] [2] Later, her casting credits included shows, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda, Charlie's Angels etc.[1] [2]

In the late 1970s, she worked for her husband's company she was a producer and director.[3] As a producer some of her work included Torn Between Two Lovers in 1979, the TV movie, A Long Way Home in 1981, The Jayne Mansfield Story in 1980. She produced multiple features throughout the 1980s. In 1990, she had a part in the made-for-television movie , where she played the part of Harriet.[4] Her final production work was The Lottery, Country Justice in 1997 and finally the documentary in 2001.[5]

Shortly before her death, she produced a documentary called Destined to Live, drawing upon the experiences of cancer survivors and her own.[3]

Personal life

She married Alan Landsburg in 1976.[6] They resided in Beverly Hills, California.[6]

Later years

She died in Los Angeles on June 27, 2004, aged 64.[3] She was survived by her husband, two daughters and a son.[7]

Director

Movies

Documentary

America Undercover (TV series documentary) – 1992[1]

Producer

Movies

Documentary

Executive producer

Movies

Associate producer

Movies

Notes and References

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0653271/ Imdb: Linda Otto
  2. https://tv.yahoo.com/linda-otto/contributor/792892 Yahoo! TV
  3. https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117907871?refCatId=25 Linda Otto Landsburg Casting director, doc producer/director
  4. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099314/ Imdb: Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501
  5. Imdb Linda Otto, Producer
  6. John L. Seitz, 'Famed Emmy-Winning Producer, Thoroughbred Racing Executive Alan Landsburh Dies At Age 81', The Beverly Hills Courier, August 22, 2014 Volume XXXXVIIII, Number 34, p. 2 http://bhcourier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/082214Fissue.pdf
  7. Academy of Television, Arts & Sciences News, Linda Otto Landsburg, 64