Otto Lang (film producer)
Otto Lang( 21 January 1908 – 30 January 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.
After a visit to Sun Valley Resort at the request of his former student Nelson Rockefeller, Lang was offered a position at their ski school.
In the 1930s, Sun Valley was one of the world's most glamorous resort, the first ever to offer ski lifts
Eventually he became the director of the ski school at Sun Valley and became" the" ski instructor for Hollywood stars.
Later he became a movie director and producer, primarily due to his contacts at Sun Valley, including an ongoing friendship with studio executive Darryl.
F. Zanuck.
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.
Lang was hired by Darryl F. Zanuck to assist with the ski sequences of the 1941 movie" Sun Valley Serenade" starring Sonja Henie, which ultimately led to his cinematic work.
Some of his notable feature films include" Call Northside 777"( 1948- producer)," 5 Fingers"( 1952- producer)," Love is a Many- Splendored Thing"( 1955- director for scenes filmed in Hong Kong)," Search for Paradise"( working title" The Search for Shangri- La")( 1956- director) and" Tora!
Tora! Tora!"
( 1970- associate producer of the Japanese segments).
He produced the short films" Vesuvius Express"( 1953)," The First Piano Quartette"( 1954) and" Jet Carrier"( 1954) nominated for Academy Awards.
Otto Lang is also an author.
His memoir," A Bird of Passage – The Story of My Life -- From the Alps of Austria to Hollywood, U.S.A.," was published in 1994, and the same year he was presented Ski Film Maker Legend of the Year award at the Crested Butte International Ski Film Festival.
" Around the World in 90 Years – Images From My Life ’s Journey," published in 2000, is a collection of photographs taken by Mr. Lang during his lifelong travels.
The pages include his anecdotal descriptions of the photographs and his life.
In 1978 he was inducted into the US National Ski Hall of Fame, and in 2004 he was presented a Lifetime Achievement Award from the North American Snowsports Journalists Association.
Otto Lang's son Peter, inspired by his father's work with animals on the television shows Sea Hunt, Flipper, and Daktari, is the founder and owner of the renowned Safari West Wildlife Preserve in Sonoma County, California.
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
H. Bruce Humberstone
H. Bruce "Lucky" Humberstone (November 18, 1901 – October 11, 1984) was a movie actor (as a child), a script clerk, an assistant director, working with directors such as King Vidor, Edmund Goulding and Allan Dwan and, ultimately, a director.
Chattanooga Choo Choo (film)
Chattanooga Choo Choo is a 1984 American comedy film starring Barbara Eden, George Kennedy, Melissa Sue Anderson and Joe Namath, directed by Bruce Bilson which was released on May 25, 1984.
The film is inspired by the popular 1941 song" Chattanooga Choo Choo" originally recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra and featured in the 20th Century Fox film" Sun Valley Serenade".
The film's promotional tagline is:" The song that kept America chuggin' along is this summer's funniest movie!"
Theodred II (Bishop of Elmham)
Theodred II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.
Sun Valley Serenade
Sun Valley Serenade is a 1941 musical film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring Sonja Henie, John Payne, Glenn Miller, Milton Berle, and Lynn Bari.
It features the Glenn Miller Orchestra as well as dancing by the Nicholas Brothers and Dorothy Dandridge, performing "Chattanooga Choo Choo", which was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1996, and was awarded the first Gold Record for sales of 1.2 million.
Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."
Bill Smith (footballer, born 1897)
William Thomas Smith( born 9 April 1897, date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer.
Gretchen Fraser
Gretchen Kunigk Fraser( February 11, 1919 – February 17, 1994) was an alpine ski racer.
She was the first American to win an Olympic gold medal in skiing.
She was also the skiing stand- in for ice skater Sonja Henie in the movies" Thin Ice"( 1937) and" Sun Valley Serenade"( 1941).
Thomas Scott (diver)
Thomas Scott( 1907- date of death unknown) was an English diver.

Question: When did the director of film Sun Valley Serenade die?
Answer: October 11, 1984