
Arthur Lubin
Directing
1898-07-25 - Present
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.
Credits

Phantom of the Opera

Hold That Ghost

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Francis

Footsteps in the Fog

Black Friday

Delightfully Dangerous

The Incredible Mr. Limpet

Impact

Prison Break

South Sea Woman

Rhubarb

The Thief of Baghdad

Lady Godiva of Coventry

In the Navy

Gangs of Chicago

The Spider Woman Strikes Back

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Escapade in Japan

Francis Goes to West Point

Star of India

The First Traveling Saleslady

Buck Privates

Eagle Squadron

Francis Goes to the Races

Big Town Czar

San Francisco Docks

The Big Guy

Francis Covers the Big Town

Queen for a Day

Yellowstone

Keep 'Em Flying

Francis in the Navy

New Orleans

Where Did You Get That Girl?

Night in Paradise

It Grows on Trees

White Savage

Francis Joins the WACS

Meet the Wildcat

Midnight Intruder

The Beloved Brat

Newsboys' Home

Adventure's End

Risky Business

Mickey the Kid

The House of a Thousand Candles

Secrets of a Nurse

Mysterious Crossing

I Cover the War!

Keeping Fit

Frisco Waterfront

Honeymoon Limited

Great God Gold

Hold On!

I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now

A Successful Failure

Idol of the Crowds

California Straight Ahead

Rain for a Dusty Summer

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

Two Sinners

Call a Messenger

To the People of the United States