Arthur Lubin

Directing·Jul 25, 1898·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.

Film	Credit
Rain for a Dusty Summer1971 · Director	Director
Hold On!1966 · Director	Director
The Incredible Mr. Limpet1964 · Director	Director
The Thief of Baghdad1961 · Director	Director
Escapade in Japan1957 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The First Traveling Saleslady1956 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Lady Godiva of Coventry1955 · Director	Director
Footsteps in the Fog1955 · Director	Director
Francis in the Navy1955 · Director	Director
Francis Joins the WACS1954 · Director	Director
Star of India1954 · Director	Director
South Sea Woman1953 · Director	Director
Francis Covers the Big Town1953 · Director	Director
It Grows on Trees1952 · Director	Director
Francis Goes to West Point1952 · Director	Director
Rhubarb1951 · Director	Director
Queen for a Day1951 · Director	Director
Francis Goes to the Races1951 · Director	Director
Francis1950 · Director	Director
Impact1949 · Director	Director
New Orleans1947 · Director	Director
Night in Paradise1946 · Director	Director
The Spider Woman Strikes Back1946 · Director	Director
Delightfully Dangerous1945 · Director	Director
To the People of the United States1944 · Director	Director
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves1944 · Director	Director
Phantom of the Opera1943 · Director	Director
White Savage1943 · Director	Director
Keeping Fit1942 · Director	Director
Eagle Squadron1942 · Director	Director
Keep 'Em Flying1941 · Director	Director
Ride 'Em Cowboy1941 · Director	Director
Hold That Ghost1941 · Director	Director
In the Navy1941 · Director	Director
Buck Privates1941 · Director	Director
Where Did You Get That Girl?1941 · Director	Director
San Francisco Docks1940 · Director	Director
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?1940 · Director	Director
Meet the Wildcat1940 · Director	Director
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now1940 · Director	Director
Gangs of Chicago1940 · Director	Director
Black Friday1940 · Director	Director
The Big Guy1939 · Director	Director
Call a Messenger1939 · Director	Director
Mickey the Kid1939 · Director	Director
Big Town Czar1939 · Director	Director
Risky Business1939 · Director	Director
Newsboys' Home1938 · Director	Director