About

Known credits:
72
Birthday:
1898-07-25
Place of birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Website:
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Arthur Lubin

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
1929 Times Square Actor N/A
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1929 Eyes of the Underworld Actor Gang Leader N/A
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1928 The Wedding March Actor Mountain Guide 59
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1926 Millionaires Actor Lew N/A
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1926 Bardelys the Magnificent Actor King Louis XIII 59
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1925 His People Actor Morris Cominsky N/A
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Directing
1971 Rain for a Dusty Summer Directing Director 58
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1966 Hold On! Directing Director 58
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1964 The Incredible Mr. Limpet Directing Director 59
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1961 The Thief of Baghdad Directing Director 58
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1957 Escapade in Japan Directing Director 58
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1956 The First Traveling Saleslady Directing Director 58
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1955 Lady Godiva of Coventry Directing Director 58
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1955 Footsteps in the Fog Directing Director 59
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1955 Francis in the Navy Directing Director 58
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1954 Francis Joins the WACS Directing Director 59
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1954 Star of India Directing Director 58
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1953 South Sea Woman Directing Director 58
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1953 Francis Covers the Big Town Directing Director 58
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1952 It Grows on Trees Directing Director 59
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1952 Francis Goes to West Point Directing Director 59
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1951 Rhubarb Directing Director 59
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1951 Queen for a Day Directing Director 58
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1951 Francis Goes to the Races Directing Director 59
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1950 Francis Directing Director 58
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1949 Impact Directing Director 59
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1947 New Orleans Directing Director 59
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1946 Night in Paradise Directing Director 59
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1946 The Spider Woman Strikes Back Directing Director 59
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1945 Delightfully Dangerous Directing Director 58
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1944 To the People of the United States Directing Director 58
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1944 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Directing Director 59
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1943 Phantom of the Opera Directing Director 59
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1943 White Savage Directing Director 58
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1942 Keeping Fit Directing Director N/A
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1942 Eagle Squadron Directing Director N/A
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1942 Ride 'Em Cowboy Directing Director 59
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1941 Keep 'Em Flying Directing Director 59
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1941 Hold That Ghost Directing Director 59
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1941 In the Navy Directing Director 59
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1941 Buck Privates Directing Director 59
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1941 Where Did You Get That Girl? Directing Director 58
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1940 San Francisco Docks Directing Director 59
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1940 Who Killed Aunt Maggie? Directing Director 58
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1940 Meet the Wildcat Directing Director N/A
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1940 I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now Directing Director 59
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1940 Gangs of Chicago Directing Director 58
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1940 Black Friday Directing Director 59
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1939 The Big Guy Directing Director N/A
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1939 Call a Messenger Directing Director N/A
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1939 Mickey the Kid Directing Director N/A
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1939 Big Town Czar Directing Director N/A
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1939 Risky Business Directing Director 59
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1938 Newsboys' Home Directing Director 59
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1938 Secrets of a Nurse Directing Director 58
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1938 Prison Break Directing Director 58
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1938 The Beloved Brat Directing Director 59
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1938 Midnight Intruder Directing Director 58
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1937 Adventure's End Directing Director 59
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1937 Idol of the Crowds Directing Director 58
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1937 I Cover the War! Directing Director 58
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1937 California Straight Ahead Directing Director 59
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1936 Mysterious Crossing Directing Director N/A
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1936 Yellowstone Directing Director 58
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1936 The House of a Thousand Candles Directing Director N/A
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1935 Frisco Waterfront Directing Director N/A
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1935 Two Sinners Directing Director 59
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1935 Honeymoon Limited Directing Director 59
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1935 Great God Gold Directing Director 59
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1934 A Successful Failure Directing Director 59
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Production
1957 Escapade in Japan Production Producer 58
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1933 She Done Him Wrong Production Production Assistant 58
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