- Arthur Lubin
Arthur Lubin (
July 25 ,1898 -May 12 ,1995 ) was a 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 called '"Lubin Studios" in the 1920s, where he started acting insilent films from 1925 - 1929. Lubin directed the "Abbott & Costello" movies "Buck Privates " (1941), "In the Navy" (1941), "Hold That Ghost " (1941), "Keep 'Em Flying " (1942) and "Ride 'Em Cowboy " (1942). His most famous work was "Phantom of the Opera" (1943). His other may be considered "Rhubarb" (1951) about a cat that inherets a baseball team by proxy . Lubin also directed Francis the talking mule series and brought the idea to TV as the seriesMr. Ed . 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 stopped film directing in the late 1970s, and lived the rest of his life with his life partner Frank BurfordFact|date=August 2008 and died in
Glendale, California of an unspecified death on May 12, 1995 at age 96.Filmography
* "
Rain for a Dusty Summer " (1971)
* "Hold On " (1966)
* "The Incredible Mr. Limpet " (1964)
* "The Thief of Baghdad " (1961)
* "Escapade in Japan " (1957)
* "The First Traveling Saleslady " (1956)
* "Lady Godiva of Coventry " (1955)
* "Francis in the Navy " (1955)
* "Footsteps in the Fog " (1955)
* "Francis Joins the WACS " (1954)
* "Star of India " (1954)
* "Francis Covers the Big Town " (1953)
* "South Sea Woman " (1953)
* "Gobs in a Mess " (1953)
* "It Grows on Trees " (1952)
* "Francis Goes to West Point " (1952)
* "Rhubarb" (1951)
* "Queen for a Day " (1951)
* "Francis Goes to the Races " (1951)
* "Francis" (1950)
* "Impact" (1949)
* "New Orleans" (1947)
* "A Night in Paradise " (1946)
* "The Spider Woman Strikes Back " (1946)
* "Delightfully Dangerous " (1945)
* "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves " (1944)
* "Phantom of the Opera" (1943)
* "White Savage" (1943)
* "To the People of the United States " (1943)
* "Keeping Fit" (1942)
* "Eagle Squadron" (1942)
* "Ride 'Em Cowboy " (1942)
* "Keep 'Em Flying " (1941)
* "Hold That Ghost " (1941)
* "In the Navy" (1941)
* "Buck Privates " (1941)
* "Where Did You Get That Girl? " (1941)
* "The San Francisco Docks " (1940)
* "Who Killed Aunt Maggie? " (1940)
* "I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now " (1940)
* "Meet the Wildcat " (1940)
* "Gangs of Chicago " (1940)
* "Black Friday" (1940)
* "The Big Guy " (1939)
* "Call a Messenger " (1939)
* "Mickey the Kid " (1939)
* "Big Town Czar " (1939)
* "Risky Business" (1939)
* "Newsboys' Home " (1938)
* "Secrets of a Nurse " (1938)
* "Prison Break" (1938)
* "The Beloved Brat " (1938)
* "Midnight Intruder" (1938)
* "Adventure's End " (1937)
* "Idol of the Crowds " (1937)
* "I Cover the War " (1937)
* "California Straight Ahead! " (1937)
* "Mysterious Crossing" (1936)
* "Yellowstone" (1936)
* "The House of a Thousand Candles " (1936)
* "Frisco Waterfront " (1935)
* "Two Sinners" (1935)
* "Honeymoon Limited " (1935)
* "Great God Gold " (1935)
* "A Successful Failure (1934)External links
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