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Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Born:
July 25, 1898
Died:
May 12, 1995
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.
Director:
1934 A Successful Failure
1935 Frisco Waterfront
1935 Great God Gold
1935 Honeymoon Limited
1935 Two Sinners
1936 Mysterious Crossing
1936 The House of a Thousand Candles
1936 Yellowstone
1937 Adventure's End
1937 California Straight Ahead
1937 I Cover the War!
1937 Idol of the Crowds
1938 Midnight Intruder
1938 Newsboys' Home
1938 Prison Break
1938 Secrets of a Nurse
1938 The Beloved Brat
1939 Big Town Czar
1939 Call a Messenger
1939 Mickey the Kid
1939 Risky Business
1939 The Big Guy
1940 Black Friday
1940 Gangs of Chicago
1940 I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
1940 Meet the Wildcat
1940 San Francisco Docks
1940 Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
1941 Buck Privates
1941 Hold That Ghost
1941 In the Navy
1941 Keep 'Em Flying
1941 Where Did You Get That Girl?
1942 Eagle Squadron
1942 Keeping Fit
1942 Ride 'Em Cowboy
1943 Phantom of the Opera
1943 White Savage
1944 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944 To the People of the United States
1945 Delightfully Dangerous
1946 Night in Paradise
1946 The Spider Woman Strikes Back
1947 New Orleans
1949 Impact
1950 Francis
1951 Francis Goes to the Races
1951 Queen for a Day
1951 Rhubarb
1952 Francis Goes to West Point
1952 It Grows on Trees
1953 Francis Covers the Big Town
1953 South Sea Woman
1954 Francis Joins the WACS
1954 Star of India
1955 Footsteps in the Fog
1955 Francis in the Navy
1955 Lady Godiva of Coventry
1956 The First Traveling Saleslady
1957 Escapade in Japan
1961 The Thief of Baghdad
1964 The Incredible Mr. Limpet
1966 Hold On!
1971 Rain for a Dusty Summer
Producer:
1934 A Successful Failure
1935 Frisco Waterfront
1935 Great God Gold
1935 Honeymoon Limited
1935 Two Sinners
1936 Mysterious Crossing
1936 The House of a Thousand Candles
1936 Yellowstone
1937 Adventure's End
1937 California Straight Ahead
1937 I Cover the War!
1937 Idol of the Crowds
1938 Midnight Intruder
1938 Newsboys' Home
1938 Prison Break
1938 Secrets of a Nurse
1938 The Beloved Brat
1939 Big Town Czar
1939 Call a Messenger
1939 Mickey the Kid
1939 Risky Business
1939 The Big Guy
1940 Black Friday
1940 Gangs of Chicago
1940 I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
1940 Meet the Wildcat
1940 San Francisco Docks
1940 Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
1941 Buck Privates
1941 Hold That Ghost
1941 In the Navy
1941 Keep 'Em Flying
1941 Where Did You Get That Girl?
1942 Eagle Squadron
1942 Keeping Fit
1942 Ride 'Em Cowboy
1943 Phantom of the Opera
1943 White Savage
1944 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944 To the People of the United States
1945 Delightfully Dangerous
1946 Night in Paradise
1946 The Spider Woman Strikes Back
1947 New Orleans
1949 Impact
1950 Francis
1951 Francis Goes to the Races
1951 Queen for a Day
1951 Rhubarb
1952 Francis Goes to West Point
1952 It Grows on Trees
1953 Francis Covers the Big Town
1953 South Sea Woman
1954 Francis Joins the WACS
1954 Star of India
1955 Footsteps in the Fog
1955 Francis in the Navy
1955 Lady Godiva of Coventry
1956 The First Traveling Saleslady
1957 Escapade in Japan
1961 The Thief of Baghdad
1964 The Incredible Mr. Limpet
1966 Hold On!
1971 Rain for a Dusty Summer
Production Assistant:
1933 She Done Him Wrong
1934 A Successful Failure
1935 Frisco Waterfront
1935 Great God Gold
1935 Honeymoon Limited
1935 Two Sinners
1936 Mysterious Crossing
1936 The House of a Thousand Candles
1936 Yellowstone
1937 Adventure's End
1937 California Straight Ahead
1937 I Cover the War!
1937 Idol of the Crowds
1938 Midnight Intruder
1938 Newsboys' Home
1938 Prison Break
1938 Secrets of a Nurse
1938 The Beloved Brat
1939 Big Town Czar
1939 Call a Messenger
1939 Mickey the Kid
1939 Risky Business
1939 The Big Guy
1940 Black Friday
1940 Gangs of Chicago
1940 I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
1940 Meet the Wildcat
1940 San Francisco Docks
1940 Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
1941 Buck Privates
1941 Hold That Ghost
1941 In the Navy
1941 Keep 'Em Flying
1941 Where Did You Get That Girl?
1942 Eagle Squadron
1942 Keeping Fit
1942 Ride 'Em Cowboy
1943 Phantom of the Opera
1943 White Savage
1944 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944 To the People of the United States
1945 Delightfully Dangerous
1946 Night in Paradise
1946 The Spider Woman Strikes Back
1947 New Orleans
1949 Impact
1950 Francis
1951 Francis Goes to the Races
1951 Queen for a Day
1951 Rhubarb
1952 Francis Goes to West Point
1952 It Grows on Trees
1953 Francis Covers the Big Town
1953 South Sea Woman
1954 Francis Joins the WACS
1954 Star of India
1955 Footsteps in the Fog
1955 Francis in the Navy
1955 Lady Godiva of Coventry
1956 The First Traveling Saleslady
1957 Escapade in Japan
1961 The Thief of Baghdad
1964 The Incredible Mr. Limpet
1966 Hold On!
1971 Rain for a Dusty Summer
Director:
1955 Cheyenne
1957 Maverick
1958 77 Sunset Strip
1958 Bronco
1958 The Ed Wynn Show
1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1959 Bonanza
1959 The Deputy
1960 New Comedy Showcase
1961 Mister Ed
1964 The Addams Family
1966 The Pruitts of Southampton
1977 Weekend Special
Producer:
1955 Cheyenne
1957 Maverick
1958 77 Sunset Strip
1958 Bronco
1958 The Ed Wynn Show
1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1959 Bonanza
1959 The Deputy
1960 New Comedy Showcase
1961 Mister Ed
1964 The Addams Family
1966 The Pruitts of Southampton
1977 Weekend Special
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