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.Imdb: Linda OttoYahoo! TV
Career As a casting director her early work included House Of Dark Shadows in 1970 and Night of Dark Shadows in 1971. Later, her casting credits included shows, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda, Charlie's Angels etc.
In the late 1970s, she worked for her husband's company she was a producer and director.Linda Otto Landsburg Casting director, doc producer/director, Variety 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 Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501, where she played the part of Harriet.Imdb: Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501 Her final production work was The Lottery, Country Justice in 1997 and finally the documentary Living Dolls: The Making of a Child Beauty Queen in 2001.Imdb Linda Otto, Producer
Shortly before her death, she produced a documentary called Destined to Live, drawing upon the experiences of cancer survivors and her own.
Personal life She married Alan Landsburg in 1976.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 They resided in Beverly Hills, California.
Death She died in Los Angeles on June 27, 2004, aged 64. She was survived by her husband, two daughters and a son.Academy of Television, Arts & Sciences News, Linda Otto Landsburg, 64
Director
Movies Unspeakable Acts -(TV) – 1990 A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story (TV) – 1993 Not in My Family (TV) – 1993 Gregory K (TV) – 1993
Documentary America Undercover (TV series documentary) – 1992
Producer
Movies Country Justice (TV) – 1997 1996 The Lottery (TV) – 1996 Gregory K (TV) – 1993 In Defense of a Married Man (TV) – 1990 The Ryan White Story (TV) – 1989 Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story (TV) - 1988 Strange Voices (TV) – 1987 The George McKenna Story (TV) – 1986 Adam: His Song Continues (TV) – 1986 Bill: On His Own (TV) 1983 Adam (TV) – 1983 A Long Way Home (TV) – 1981 The Jayne Mansfield Story (TV) – 1980 Marathon (TV) – 1980 Torn Between Two Lovers (TV) – 1979
Documentary Living Dolls: The Making of a Child Beauty Queen (TV)- 2001
Executive producer
Movies If Someone Had Known (TV) – 1995 A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story (TV) – 1992 Unspeakable Acts (TV) – 1992
Associate producer
Movies A Place at the Table (TV) – 1988
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