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.
77 directing credits · 8 acting credits
Directing · 77
Bonanza
1959
Maverick
1957
Cheyenne
1955
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Mister Ed
1961
The Addams Family
1964
Bronco
1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
The Deputy
1959
The Pruitts of Southampton
1966
Weekend Special
1977
Phantom of the Opera
1943
The Ed Wynn Show
1958
Eagle Squadron
1942
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944
Lady Godiva of Coventry
1955
Black Friday
1940
Impact
1949
Francis
1950
Rhubarb
1951
New Comedy Showcase
1960
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
1964
Escapade in Japan
1957
South Sea Woman
1953
Midnight Intruder
1938
Buck Privates
1941
Francis Covers the Big Town
1953
Footsteps in the Fog
1955
The Thief of Baghdad
1961
Meet the Wildcat
1940
Francis Goes to West Point
1952
Keep 'Em Flying
1941
Hold That Ghost
1941
Francis in the Navy
1955
The First Traveling Saleslady
1956
In the Navy
1941
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941
Mysterious Crossing
1936
Adventure's End
1937
The Beloved Brat
1938
Night in Paradise
1946
Call a Messenger
1939
Francis Joins the WACS
1954
I Cover the War!
1937
Delightfully Dangerous
1945
The House of a Thousand Candles
1936
Secrets of a Nurse
1938
Prison Break
1938
Where Did You Get That Girl?
1941
Big Town Czar
1939
Francis Goes to the Races
1951
Queen for a Day
1951
Yellowstone
1936
Risky Business
1939
Two Sinners
1935
To the People of the United States
1944
San Francisco Docks
1940
Honeymoon Limited
1935
Star of India
1954
New Orleans
1947
White Savage
1943
Mickey the Kid
1939
The Spider Woman Strikes Back
1946
Idol of the Crowds
1937
Hold On!
1966
Gangs of Chicago
1940
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
1940
The Big Guy
1939
Frisco Waterfront
1935
It Grows on Trees
1952
A Successful Failure
1934
Rain for a Dusty Summer
1971
Newsboys' Home
1938
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940
California Straight Ahead
1937
Great God Gold
1935
Keeping Fit
1942
