Known For
Directing
Born
Jul 25, 1898
Died
May 12, 1995
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits
87 titles
Arthur Lubin
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Little Lulu
Director
ABC Weekend Specials
Director
Rain for a Dusty Summer
Director
The Pruitts of Southampton
Director
Hold On!
Director
The Addams Family
Director
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
Director
The Thief of Baghdad
Director
Mister Ed
Director
New Comedy Showcase
Director
Bonanza
Director
The Deputy
Director
77 Sunset Strip
Director
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Director
The Ed Wynn Show
Director
Bronco
Director
Escapade in Japan
Director
Maverick
Director
The First Traveling Saleslady
Director
Lady Godiva of Coventry
Director
Cheyenne
Director
Footsteps in the Fog
Director
Francis in the Navy
Director
Francis Joins the WACS
Director
Star of India
Director
South Sea Woman
Director
Francis Covers the Big Town
Director
It Grows on Trees
Director
Francis Goes to West Point
Director
Rhubarb
Director
Queen for a Day
Director
Francis Goes to the Races
Director
Francis
Director
Impact
Director
New Orleans
Director
Night in Paradise
Director
The Spider Woman Strikes Back
Director
Delightfully Dangerous
Director
To the People of the United States
Director
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Director
Phantom of the Opera
Director
White Savage
Director
Keeping Fit
Director
Eagle Squadron
Director
Keep 'Em Flying
Director
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Director
Hold That Ghost
Director
In the Navy
Director
Buck Privates
Director
Where Did You Get That Girl?
Director