Otto Lang
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1908-01-21
Day of Death
2006-01-30 (98 years old)
Place of Birth
Zenica, Austria-Hungary (modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Otto Lang
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting
(2002)
Cinerama Adventure
as Self
Crew
(1970)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Associate Producer
(1969)
The Gypsy Moths
Second Unit Director
(1964)
Open the Door and See all the People
Production Coordinator
(1963)
The Best of Cinerama
Director
(1961)
Fury River
Director
(1957)
Search for Paradise
Director, Writer
(1955)
Laura
Producer
(1954)
Fabulous Las Vegas
Producer
(1954)
Jet Carrier
Producer, Director
(1954)
The First Piano Quartette
Director
(1953)
White Witch Doctor
Producer
(1953)
Vesuvius Express
Director
(1952)
5 Fingers
Producer
(1949)
The Art Director
Director
(1948)
Call Northside 777
Producer
(1947)
Skifully Yours
Director
(1943)
The Ox-Bow Incident
Third Assistant Director
(1941)
The Basic Principles of Skiing
Director