Arthur Lubin
Arthur Lubin (July 25, 1898 – May 12, 1995) was an American film director and producer who directed several Abbott & Costello films and created the TV series Mr. Ed.
Arthur Lubin was born Arthur William Lubovsky in Los Angeles, California in 1898. Lubin created his own film and music studio, Lubin Studios, in the 1920s, where he acted in silent films in the later half of the decade. Lubin directed the Abbott and Costello movies Buck Privates (1941), In the Navy (1941), Hold That Ghost (1941), Keep 'Em Flying (1942) and Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942). His most successful film at the box office was probably Phantom of the Opera (1943). Another may be Rhubarb (1951) about a cat that inherits a baseball team by proxy.
Lubin also directed the "Francis the Talking Mule" series and brought the idea to TV as the series Mr. Ed. He was the first producer to give a contract to Clint Eastwood. Lubin also directed episodic TV shows like Bronco (1958), Maverick (1959), Bonanza (1960), Mister Ed (1961) and The Addams Family (1965). Lubin's last work was the TV series called Little Lulu (1978).
Lubin's career ended in the late 1970s, and he lived the rest of his life with his life partner Frank Burford[citation needed] and died in Glendale, California of an unspecified cause on May 12, 1995 at age 96.
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Films (74)
Little Lulu
1978 · Director
Rain for a Dusty Summer
1971 · Director
Hold On!
1966 · Director
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
1964 · Director
The Thief of Baghdad
1961 · Director
Escapade in Japan
1957 · Director, Producer
The First Traveling Saleslady
1956 · Director, Producer
Lady Godiva of Coventry
1955 · Director
Footsteps in the Fog
1955 · Director
Francis in the Navy
1955 · Director
Francis Joins the WACS
1954 · Director
Star of India
1954 · Director
South Sea Woman
1953 · Director
Francis Covers the Big Town
1953 · Director
It Grows on Trees
1952 · Director
Francis Goes to West Point
1952 · Director
Rhubarb
1951 · Director
Queen for a Day
1951 · Director
Francis Goes to the Races
1951 · Director
Francis
1950 · Director
Impact
1949 · Director
New Orleans
1947 · Director
Night in Paradise
1946 · Director
The Spider Woman Strikes Back
1946 · Director
Delightfully Dangerous
1945 · Director
To the People of the United States
1944 · Director
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944 · Director
Phantom of the Opera
1943 · Director
White Savage
1943 · Director
Keeping Fit
1942 · Director
Eagle Squadron
1942 · Director
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1942 · Director
Keep 'Em Flying
1941 · Director
Hold That Ghost
1941 · Director
In the Navy
1941 · Director
Buck Privates
1941 · Director
Where Did You Get That Girl?
1941 · Director
San Francisco Docks
1940 · Director
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940 · Director
Meet the Wildcat
1940 · Director
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
1940 · Director
Gangs of Chicago
1940 · Director
Black Friday
1940 · Director
The Big Guy
1939 · Director
Call a Messenger
1939 · Director
Mickey the Kid
1939 · Director
Big Town Czar
1939 · Director
Risky Business
1939 · Director
Newsboys' Home
1938 · Director
Secrets of a Nurse
1938 · Director
Prison Break
1938 · Director
The Beloved Brat
1938 · Director
Midnight Intruder
1938 · Director
Adventure's End
1937 · Director
Idol of the Crowds
1937 · Director
I Cover the War!
1937 · Director
California Straight Ahead
1937 · Director
Mysterious Crossing
1936 · Director
Yellowstone
1936 · Director
The House of a Thousand Candles
1936 · Director
Frisco Waterfront
1935 · Director
Two Sinners
1935 · Director
Honeymoon Limited
1935 · Director
Great God Gold
1935 · Director
A Successful Failure
1934 · Director
She Done Him Wrong
1933 · Production Assistant
Times Square
1929
Eyes of the Underworld
1929 · Gang Leader
The Bushranger
1928 · Arthur
The Wedding March
1928 · Mountain Guide
Afraid to Love
1927 · Rafael
Millionaires
1926 · Lew
Bardelys the Magnificent
1926 · King Louis XIII
His People
1925 · Morris Cominsky
Séries (13)
ABC Weekend Specials
1977 · Director
The Pruitts of Southampton
1966 · Director
The Addams Family
1964 · Director
Mister Ed
1961 · Director, Producer
New Comedy Showcase
1960 · Director
The Deputy
1959 · Director
Bonanza
1959 · Director
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Director
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 · Director
The Ed Wynn Show
1958 · Director
Bronco
1958 · Director
Maverick
1957 · Director
Cheyenne
1955 · Director