Arthur Lubin

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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...

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BonanzaSeries • 1959MaverickSeries • 1957CheyenneSeries • 195577 Sunset StripSeries • 1958The Addams FamilySeries • 1964Mister EdSeries • 1961BroncoSeries • 1958Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries • 1958The DeputySeries • 1959ABC Weekend SpecialsSeries • 1977Phantom of the OperaMovie • 1943Lady Godiva of CoventryMovie • 1955Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesMovie • 1944Buck PrivatesMovie • 1941Hold That GhostMovie • 1941The Incredible Mr. LimpetMovie • 1964In the NavyMovie • 1941Footsteps in the FogMovie • 1955Black FridayMovie • 1940FrancisMovie • 1950She Done Him WrongMovie • 1933Francis in the NavyMovie • 1955Keep 'Em FlyingMovie • 1941Ride 'Em CowboyMovie • 1942