Arthur Lubin
Directing
1898-07-25 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Filmography
Weekend Special
1977 · Series
Rain for a Dusty Summer
1971 · Movie
The Pruitts of Southampton
1966 · Series
Hold On!
1966 · Movie
The Addams Family
1964 · Series
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
1964 · Movie
The Thief of Baghdad
1961 · Movie
Mister Ed
1961 · Series
New Comedy Showcase
1960 · Series
Bonanza
1959 · Series
The Deputy
1959 · Series
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Series
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 · Series
The Ed Wynn Show
1958 · Series
Bronco
1958 · Series
Escapade in Japan
1957 · Movie
Maverick
1957 · Series
The First Traveling Saleslady
1956 · Movie
Lady Godiva of Coventry
1955 · Movie
Cheyenne
1955 · Series
Footsteps in the Fog
1955 · Movie
Francis in the Navy
1955 · Movie
Francis Joins the WACS
1954 · Movie
Star of India
1954 · Movie
South Sea Woman
1953 · Movie
Francis Covers the Big Town
1953 · Movie
It Grows on Trees
1952 · Movie
Francis Goes to West Point
1952 · Movie
Rhubarb
1951 · Movie
Queen for a Day
1951 · Movie
Francis Goes to the Races
1951 · Movie
Francis
1950 · Movie
Impact
1949 · Movie
New Orleans
1947 · Movie
Night in Paradise
1946 · Movie
The Spider Woman Strikes Back
1946 · Movie
Delightfully Dangerous
1945 · Movie
To the People of the United States
1944 · Movie
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944 · Movie
Phantom of the Opera
1943 · Movie
White Savage
1943 · Movie
Keeping Fit
1942 · Movie
Eagle Squadron
1942 · Movie
Keep 'Em Flying
1941 · Movie
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941 · Movie
Hold That Ghost
1941 · Movie
In the Navy
1941 · Movie
Buck Privates
1941 · Movie
Where Did You Get That Girl?
1941 · Movie
San Francisco Docks
1940 · Movie
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
1940 · Movie
Meet the Wildcat
1940 · Movie
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
1940 · Movie
Gangs of Chicago
1940 · Movie
Black Friday
1940 · Movie
The Big Guy
1939 · Movie
Call a Messenger
1939 · Movie
Mickey the Kid
1939 · Movie
Big Town Czar
1939 · Movie
Risky Business
1939 · Movie
Newsboys' Home
1938 · Movie
Secrets of a Nurse
1938 · Movie
Prison Break
1938 · Movie
The Beloved Brat
1938 · Movie
Midnight Intruder
1938 · Movie
Adventure's End
1937 · Movie
Idol of the Crowds
1937 · Movie
I Cover the War!
1937 · Movie
California Straight Ahead
1937 · Movie
Mysterious Crossing
1936 · Movie
Yellowstone
1936 · Movie
The House of a Thousand Candles
1936 · Movie
Frisco Waterfront
1935 · Movie
Two Sinners
1935 · Movie
Honeymoon Limited
1935 · Movie
Great God Gold
1935 · Movie
A Successful Failure
1934 · Movie
She Done Him Wrong
1933 · Movie
Times Square
1929 · Movie
Eyes of the Underworld
1929 · Movie
The Bushranger
1928 · Movie
The Wedding March
1928 · Movie
Afraid to Love
1927 · Movie
Millionaires
1926 · Movie
Bardelys the Magnificent
1926 · Movie
His People
1925 · Movie