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Linda Otto - Wikipedia

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Linda Otto
Born	(1940-04-04)April 4, 1940
Died	June 27, 2004(2004-06-27) (aged 64) Los Angeles, California
Occupation(s)	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 Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501, where she played the part of Harriet.^[4] 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.^[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

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^[1]

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^[1]

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^[1]

Associate producer

Movies

A Place at the Table (TV) – 1988^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Imdb: Linda Otto
^ ^a ^b ^c Yahoo! TV
^ ^a ^b ^c Linda Otto Landsburg Casting director, doc producer/director, Variety
^ Imdb: Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501
^ Imdb Linda Otto, Producer
^ ^a ^b 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 [1]
^ Academy of Television , Arts & Sciences News, Linda Otto Landsburg, 64

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