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Arthur Lubin

Arthur Lubin

Known For Directing
Birthday Jul 25, 1898
Died May 12, 1995 (96)
Birthplace Los Angeles, California, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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Eyes of the Underworld

Eyes of the Underworld

1929

as Gang Leader

The Wedding March

The Wedding March

1928

as Mountain Guide

Millionaires

Millionaires

1926

as Lew

Bardelys the Magnificent

Bardelys the Magnificent

1926

as King Louis XIII

His People

His People

1925

as Morris Cominsky

She Done Him Wrong

She Done Him Wrong

1933

Production Assistant

Rain for a Dusty Summer

Rain for a Dusty Summer

1971

Director

Hold On!

Hold On!

1966

Director

Escapade in Japan

Escapade in Japan

1957

Director

Lady Godiva of Coventry

Lady Godiva of Coventry

1955

Director

Footsteps in the Fog

Footsteps in the Fog

1955

Director

Francis in the Navy

Francis in the Navy

1955

Director

Francis Joins the WACS

Francis Joins the WACS

1954

Director

Star of India

Star of India

1954

Director

South Sea Woman

South Sea Woman

1953

Director

It Grows on Trees

It Grows on Trees

1952

Director

Rhubarb

Rhubarb

1951

Director

Queen for a Day

Queen for a Day

1951

Director

Francis

Francis

1950

Director

Impact

Impact

1949

Director

New Orleans

New Orleans

1947

Director

Night in Paradise

Night in Paradise

1946

Director

Delightfully Dangerous

Delightfully Dangerous

1945

Director

White Savage

White Savage

1943

Director

Phantom of the Opera

Phantom of the Opera

1943

Director

Keeping Fit

Keeping Fit

1942

Director

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Ride 'Em Cowboy

1942

Director

Eagle Squadron

Eagle Squadron

1942

Director

Buck Privates

Buck Privates

1941

Director

Hold That Ghost

Hold That Ghost

1941

Director

In the Navy

In the Navy

1941

Director

Keep 'Em Flying

Keep 'Em Flying

1941

Director

Gangs of Chicago

Gangs of Chicago

1940

Director

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

Who Killed Aunt Maggie?

1940

Director

Meet the Wildcat

Meet the Wildcat

1940

Director

San Francisco Docks

San Francisco Docks

1940

Director

Black Friday

Black Friday

1940

Director

Risky Business

Risky Business

1939

Director

Big Town Czar

Big Town Czar

1939

Director

The Big Guy

The Big Guy

1939

Director

Mickey the Kid

Mickey the Kid

1939

Director

Call a Messenger

Call a Messenger

1939

Director

Midnight Intruder

Midnight Intruder

1938

Director

Prison Break

Prison Break

1938

Director

Newsboys' Home

Newsboys' Home

1938

Director

The Beloved Brat

The Beloved Brat

1938

Director

Secrets of a Nurse

Secrets of a Nurse

1938

Director

Idol of the Crowds

Idol of the Crowds

1937

Director

I Cover the War!

I Cover the War!

1937

Director

Adventure's End

Adventure's End

1937

Director

Yellowstone

Yellowstone

1936

Director

Mysterious Crossing

Mysterious Crossing

1936

Director

Honeymoon Limited

Honeymoon Limited

1935

Director

Frisco Waterfront

Frisco Waterfront

1935

Director

Two Sinners

Two Sinners

1935

Director

Great God Gold

Great God Gold

1935

Director

A Successful Failure

A Successful Failure

1934

Director

Escapade in Japan

Escapade in Japan

1957

Producer

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