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Arthur Lubin
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Director Born: July 25, 1898 in Los Angeles, CA Death: May 12, 1995 in Glendale, CA Biography:A film actor by the mid '20s, Lubin began directing in 1934 and quickly established himself as an efficient maker of low-budget genre films. His strongest work is from the '40s, when he ushered in Universal's comedy duo Abbott and Costello as stars in "Buck Privates", "In the Navy", "Hold That Ghost", "Keep 'Em Flying", and "Ride 'Em Cowboy"; he's also remembered fondly both for his bigger-budget affairs -- the remake "The Phantom of the Opera" starring "Claude Rains"; "Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves" with "Maria Montez" -- as well as for the low-budget horror tales "Black Friday" with "Boris Karloff" and "Bela Lugosi" and "The Spider Woman Strikes Back" with "Gale Sondergaard". Lubin created the successful "Francis the Talking Mule" comedies in the early '50s, and made an easy transition to television, creating the talking-horse comedy series "Mr. Ed". He directed all its episodes, along with... Full Biography
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