Arthur Lubin
About
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Birth Place
Los Angeles, California, USA
Born
July 25, 1898
Died
May 12, 1995
Cause of Death
Stroke
Biography
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Best known as the creator of the sitcom "Mister Ed," Arthur Lubin grew up near the hub of the burgeoning film medium. He first broke into the industry as an actor in silent films in 1924. He appeared in films over the next five years before making the leap to director in 1934 with "A Successful Failure." Then, he created his own film and music studio, Lubin Studios, and steadily built hi...
Filmography
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Rain for a Dusty Summer
(1972)
Director
Hold On!
(1966)
Director
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
(1964)
Director
The Thief of Baghdad
(1961)
Director
Escapade in Japan
(1957)
Director
The First Traveling Saleslady
(1956)
Director
Family & Companions
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Helen Lubin
Wife
Frank Burford
Companion
Notes
"I never considered myself a great director. I consider myself a good director, a director that produces because I am not temperamental. I do not have fits of anger and tear my hair. I get along well with actors and the production department." --Arthur Lubin in an oral history at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Margaret Herrick Library, quoted in "Behind the Screen: How Gays and Lesbians Shaped Hollywood 1910-1969" by William J. Mann.
Biography
Best known as the creator of the sitcom "Mister Ed," Arthur Lubin grew up near the hub of the burgeoning film medium. He first broke into the industry as an actor in silent films in 1924. He appeared in films over the next five years before making the leap to director in 1934 with "A Successful Failure." Then, he created his own film and music studio, Lubin Studios, and steadily built his reputation as a director. By the '40s, he was directing a number of Abbott and Costello comedy movies including, "Buck Privates," "In the Navy," and "Hold That Ghost." In 1943, he directed his biggest box office success, the horror classic, "Phantom of the Opera." In the '50s, Lubin directed a number of films featuring "Francis the Talking Mule." He brought the concept to television in 1958 with the show about a talking horse named "Mister Ed." After the series' successful eight-year run, Lubin continued working in television until he retired in 1981. He lived out the rest of his days with his life partner, Frank Burford. Lubin died age 96.
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Rain for a Dusty Summer
(1972)
Director
Hold On!
(1966)
Director
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
(1964)
Director
The Thief of Baghdad
(1961)
Director
Escapade in Japan
(1957)
Director
The First Traveling Saleslady
(1956)
Director
Star of India
(1956)
Director
Lady Godiva of Coventry
(1955)
Director
Francis in the Navy
(1955)
Director
Footsteps in the Fog
(1955)
Director
Francis Joins the WACS
(1954)
Director
South Sea Woman
(1953)
Director
Francis Covers the Big Town
(1953)
Director
It Grows on Trees
(1952)
Director
Francis Goes to West Point
(1952)
Director
Queen for a Day
(1951)
Director
Francis Goes to the Races
(1951)
Director
Rhubarb
(1951)
Director
Francis
(1950)
Director
Impact
(1949)
Director
New Orleans
(1947)
Director
A Night in Paradise
(1946)
Director
The Spider Woman Strikes Back
(1946)
Director
Delightfully Dangerous
(1945)
Director
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
(1944)
Director
White Savage
(1943)
Director
Phantom of the Opera
(1943)
Director
Eagle Squadron
(1942)
Director
Ride 'Em Cowboy
(1942)
Director
Where Did You Get That Girl?
(1941)
Director
Hold That Ghost
(1941)
Director
In the Navy
(1941)
Director
Keep 'Em Flying
(1941)
Director
San Francisco Docks
(1941)
Director
Buck Privates
(1941)
Director
Black Friday
(1940)
Director
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
(1940)
Director
Gangs of Chicago
(1940)
Director
Meet the Wildcat
(1940)
Director
Who Killed Aunt Maggie?
(1940)
Director
The Big Guy
(1939)
Director
Risky Business
(1939)
Director
Call a Messenger
(1939)
Director
Big Town Czar
(1939)
Director
Mickey, the Kid
(1939)
Director
Secrets of a Nurse
(1938)
Director
Prison Break
(1938)
Director
Midnight Intruder
(1938)
Director
The Beloved Brat
(1938)
Director
Newsboys' Home
(1938)
Director of retakes
California Straight Ahead
(1937)
Director
Idol of the Crowds
(1937)
Director
Adventure's End
(1937)
Director
I Cover the War
(1937)
Director
Mysterious Crossing
(1936)
Director
Yellowstone
(1936)
Director
The House of a Thousand Candles
(1936)
Director
Great God Gold
(1935)
Director
Frisco Waterfront
(1935)
Director
Two Sinners
(1935)
Director
Honeymoon, Limited
(1935)
Director
Successful Failure
(1934)
Director
Cast (Feature Film)
Times Square
(1929)
Russ Glover/Benjamin Lederwitski
Eyes of the Underworld
(1929)
Gang leader
The Bushranger
(1928)
Arthur
Afraid To Love
(1927)
Rafael
Bardelys the Magnificent
(1926)
King Louis XIII
Millionaires
(1926)
Lew
His People
(1925)
Morris Cominsky [grown]
The Woman on the Jury
(1924)
Producer (Feature Film)
Escapade in Japan
(1957)
Producer
The First Traveling Saleslady
(1956)
Producer
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Crimes And Misdemeanors
(1989)
Other
Terror in the Aisles
(1984)
Other
Director (Special)
Arthur the Kid
(1981)
Director
If I'm Lost, How Come I Found You?
(1978)
Director
Little Lulu
(1978)
Director
Life Events
Videos
Movie Clip
Trailer
Family
William Lubovsky
Father
Peddler. Polish; emigrated to USA in 1889 and changed surname to Lubin.
Companions
Helen Lubin
Wife
Frank Burford
Companion
Bibliography
Notes
"I never considered myself a great director. I consider myself a good director, a director that produces because I am not temperamental. I do not have fits of anger and tear my hair. I get along well with actors and the production department." --Arthur Lubin in an oral history at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Margaret Herrick Library, quoted in "Behind the Screen: How Gays and Lesbians Shaped Hollywood 1910-1969" by William J. Mann.
