
Arthur Lubin
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1898-07-25
Day of Death
1995-05-12 (96 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Acting
(1929)
Eyes of the Underworld
as Gang Leader
(1929)
(1928)
The Wedding March
as Mountain Guide
(1926)
Millionaires
as Lew
(1926)
Bardelys the Magnificent
as King Louis XIII
(1925)
His People
as Morris Cominsky
Crew
(1971)
Rain for a Dusty Summer
Director
(1966)
Hold On!
Director
(1964)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
Director
(1961)
The Thief of Baghdad
Director
(1957)
Escapade in Japan
Director, Producer
(1956)
The First Traveling Saleslady
Director
(1955)
Francis in the Navy
Director
(1955)
Footsteps in the Fog
Director
(1955)
Lady Godiva of Coventry
Director
(1954)
Francis Joins the WACS
Director
(1954)
Star of India
Director
(1953)
Francis Covers the Big Town
Director
(1953)
South Sea Woman
Director
(1952)
Francis Goes to West Point
Director
(1952)
It Grows on Trees
Director
(1951)
Rhubarb
Director
(1951)
Francis Goes to the Races
Director
(1951)
Queen for a Day
Director
(1950)
Francis
Director
(1949)
Impact
Director
(1947)
New Orleans
Director
(1946)
The Spider Woman Strikes Back
Director
(1946)
Night in Paradise
Director
(1945)
Delightfully Dangerous
Director
(1944)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Director
(1944)
(1943)
Phantom of the Opera
Director
(1943)
White Savage
Director
(1942)
Eagle Squadron
Director
(1942)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Director
(1942)
Keeping Fit
Director
(1941)
In the Navy
Director
(1941)
Buck Privates
Director
(1941)
Hold That Ghost
Director
(1941)
Where Did You Get That Girl?
Director
(1941)
Keep 'Em Flying
Director
(1940)
Black Friday
Director
(1940)
San Francisco Docks
Director
(1940)
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
Director
(1940)
Meet the Wildcat
Director
(1940)
Gangs of Chicago
Director
(1940)
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
Director
(1939)
Call a Messenger
Director
(1939)
Risky Business
Director
(1939)
Mickey the Kid
Director
(1939)
Big Town Czar
Director
(1939)
The Big Guy
Director
(1938)
Secrets of a Nurse
Director
(1938)
The Beloved Brat
Director
(1938)
Midnight Intruder
Director
(1938)
Newsboys' Home
Director
(1938)
Prison Break
Director
(1937)
Idol of the Crowds
Director
(1937)
I Cover the War!
Director
(1937)
California Straight Ahead
Director
(1937)
Adventure's End
Director
(1936)
Yellowstone
Director
(1936)
Mysterious Crossing
Director
(1936)
The House of a Thousand Candles
Director
(1935)
Honeymoon Limited
Director
(1935)
Great God Gold
Director
(1935)
Frisco Waterfront
Director
(1935)
Two Sinners
Director
(1934)
A Successful Failure
Director
(1933)
She Done Him Wrong
Production Assistant