Arthur Lubin
American film director (1898-1995) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 96
Arthur Lubin was an American film director and producer who directed several Abbott & Costello films, Phantom of the Opera (1943), the Francis the Talking Mule film series and created the talking-horse TV series Mister Ed.
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1995Died12 May 19951977
ABC Weekend SpecialsSeries, Director1971
Rain for a Dusty SummerFilm, Director1966
The Pruitts of SouthamptonSeries, Director1964
The Addams FamilySeries, Director
The Incredible Mr. LimpetFilm, 1964Director1961
Mister EdSeries, Director, Producer1960
New Comedy ShowcaseSeries, Director1959
BonanzaSeries, Director1958
77 Sunset StripSeries, Director
BroncoSeries, 1958Director1957
MaverickSeries, Director
Escapade in JapanFilm, 1957Director, Producer1955
CheyenneSeries, Director
Footsteps in the FogFilm, 1955Director1953
Francis Covers the Big TownFilm, Director1951
Francis Goes to the RacesFilm, Director1949
ImpactFilm, Director1947
New OrleansFilm, Director1945
Delightfully DangerousFilm, Director1943
Phantom of the OperaFilm, Director1941
Buck PrivatesFilm, Director1938
Midnight IntruderFilm, Director1936
YellowstoneFilm, Director1926
Bardelys the MagnificentFilm, King Louis XIII1898Born25 July 1898
ABC Weekend SpecialsSeries, Director1971Rain for a Dusty SummerFilm, Director1966The Pruitts of SouthamptonSeries, Director1964The Addams FamilySeries, DirectorThe Incredible Mr. LimpetFilm, 1964Director1961Mister EdSeries, Director, Producer1960New Comedy ShowcaseSeries, Director1959BonanzaSeries, Director195877 Sunset StripSeries, DirectorBroncoSeries, 1958Director1957MaverickSeries, DirectorEscapade in JapanFilm, 1957Director, Producer1955CheyenneSeries, DirectorFootsteps in the FogFilm, 1955Director1953Francis Covers the Big TownFilm, Director1951Francis Goes to the RacesFilm, Director1949ImpactFilm, Director1947New OrleansFilm, Director1945Delightfully DangerousFilm, Director1943Phantom of the OperaFilm, Director1941Buck PrivatesFilm, Director1938Midnight IntruderFilm, Director1936YellowstoneFilm, Director1926Bardelys the MagnificentFilm, King Louis XIII1898Born25 July 1898People around Arthur
Close ties
Clint Eastwood Arthur directed Lady Godiva of Coventry (1956)
John Wayne Arthur directed Adventure's End (1937)
Donald O'Connor Arthur directed Francis in the Navy and Francis
Bud Abbott Arthur directed Keep 'Em Flying (1941)
Lou Costello Arthur directed Keep 'Em Flying (1941)
Chill Wills Arthur directed Francis in the Navy and Francis
Robert Warwick Arthur directed Lady Godiva of Coventry (1956)
James Flavin Arthur directed The Addams Family
Thurston Hall Arthur directed Hold That Ghost and In the Navy
Brooks Benedict Arthur directed Hold That Ghost (1941)
Earle Hodgins Arthur directed Keep 'Em Flying (1941)
George Waggner Produced Phantom of the Opera and White Savage
Paul Fix Arthur directed Black Friday and Hold That Ghost
Shemp Howard Arthur directed Buck Privates (1941)
Jack Mulhall Arthur directed Black Friday and Buck Privates
Paul Burke Arthur directed Francis in the Navy (1955)
Franklyn Farnum Arthur directed Buck Privates (1941)
Edward Peil Arthur directed Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942)
William B. Davidson Arthur directed Keep 'Em Flying (1941)
Richard Alexander Arthur directed Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
Edward Earle Arthur directed Black Friday (1940)
Carleton Young Arthur directed Keep 'Em Flying (1941)
Colin Kenny Arthur directed Francis and Eagle Squadron
Charles Sullivan Arthur directed In the Navy and Rhubarb
Known for
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Hold That Ghost 1941
Buck Privates 1941
The Incredible Mr. Limpet 1964
Phantom of the Opera 1943
Impact 1949
Filmography 40
90 credits on file
Television 13
Media & music
About this person
A prominent director for Universal Pictures in the 1940s and 1950s, he is perhaps best known today as the man who gave Clint Eastwood his first contract in film.
Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1898 to 1995 · aged 96
