Arthur Lubin

Known for DirectingBorn 1898-07-25Died 1995-05-12Los 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Mysterious Crossing

The House of a Thousand Candles

The Bushranger

His People

Two Sinners

Keeping Fit

Meet the Wildcat

Mickey the Kid

Frisco Waterfront

Eyes of the Underworld

Afraid to Love

Millionaires

It Grows on Trees

The Addams Family

Call a Messenger

The Big Guy

Newsboys' Home

Weekend Special

Bonanza

Queen for a Day

Bardelys the Magnificent

San Francisco Docks

77 Sunset Strip

The Ed Wynn Show

Footsteps in the Fog

Maverick

Eagle Squadron

Big Town Czar

Mister Ed

The Wedding March

Times Square

The Spider Woman Strikes Back

Hold That Ghost

New Orleans

The Pruitts of Southampton

Buck Privates

Francis Goes to the Races

The Deputy

Night in Paradise

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now

Risky Business

The Beloved Brat

The Incredible Mr. Limpet

In the Navy

Francis Joins the WACS

Cheyenne

Phantom of the Opera