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Arthur Lubin

Director, Producer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born July 25, 1898Died May 12, 1995 (96 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Bonanza
  • Impact
  • Cheyenne
  • Yellowstone

Known For

  • Phantom of the Opera
  • The Incredible Mr. Limpet
  • Impact
  • Mister Ed
  • Buck Privates
  • Hold That Ghost
  • She Done Him Wrong
  • In the Navy
  • The Addams Family
  • Black Friday
  • Bonanza
  • Footsteps in the Fog
  • Keep 'Em Flying
  • Ride 'Em Cowboy
  • Francis
  • Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
  • Maverick
  • South Sea Woman
  • Rhubarb
  • New Orleans
  • The Thief of Baghdad

Filmography

1977
1971
1967
Mr. Terrific (TV Series)
1966
1966
1965
1964
The Addams Family (TV Series)
1964
1961
1961
Mister Ed (TV Series)
1960
1959
Bonanza (TV Series)
1959
The Deputy (TV Series)
1958
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series)
1958
1958
Lawman (TV Series)
1958
1958
Bronco (TV Series)
1957
1957
Maverick (TV Series)
1956
1955
1955
Cheyenne (TV Series)
1955
1955
1954
1954
1953
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1952
1951
1951
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1943
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