Arthur Lubin
Directing
Born 1898-07-25
Died 1995-05-12
Los Angeles, California, USA
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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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Filmography
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Directing
57 credits
Bonanza
Maverick
Cheyenne
The Addams Family
Mister Ed
77 Sunset Strip
The Deputy
Bronco
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Weekend Special
The Pruitts of Southampton
Phantom of the Opera
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Buck Privates
Lady Godiva of Coventry
Hold That Ghost
The Ed Wynn Show
Footsteps in the Fog
Black Friday
The Thief of Baghdad
Francis
In the Navy
Impact
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
The First Traveling Saleslady
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Night in Paradise
Keep 'Em Flying
Rhubarb
Star of India
South Sea Woman
Francis in the Navy
Eagle Squadron
I Cover the War!
Adventure's End
Newsboys' Home
New Comedy Showcase
The Spider Woman Strikes Back
Gangs of Chicago
The Beloved Brat
Francis Goes to West Point
Francis Goes to the Races
Prison Break
Escapade in Japan
Meet the Wildcat
Queen for a Day
New Orleans
Secrets of a Nurse
A Successful Failure
Midnight Intruder
Frisco Waterfront
To the People of the United States
It Grows on Trees
Where Did You Get That Girl?
Francis Covers the Big Town
Delightfully Dangerous
California Straight Ahead
Acting
3 credits
Producing
3 credits
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