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He produced the first of the popular Francis the Talking Mule film series in 1950 as well as the last, Francis in the Haunted House (1956). He also wrote the story for Francis Goes to the Races. Arthur produced Louisa (1950) which starred Ronald Reagan who became a good friend. In 1965 Arthur said this was his favorite movie.
Robert Arthur was born on 1 November 1909 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Big Heat (1953), Father Goose (1964) and The Golden Horde (1951). He died on 28 October 1986 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
- Producer, Writer
- November 1, 1909
- Robert Arthur
- October 28, 1986
Robert Arthur is known as an Producer, Executive Producer, Story, Actor, Writer, Screenplay, and Novel. Some of his work includes The Big Heat, Operation Petticoat, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein, Father Goose, That Touch of Mink, Shenandoah, Lover Come Back, and A Time to Love and a Time to Die.
Robert Arthur was born on 1 November 1909 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Big Heat (1953), Father Goose (1964) and The Golden Horde (1951). He died on 28 October 1986 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
- November 1, 1909
- October 28, 1986
Oct 28, 1986 · BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Movie producer Robert Arthur, whose 40 films included Abbott and Costello comedies and the series about the talking mule 'Francis,' died at his home Tuesday after a...
Robert Arthur was an American screenwriter and producer best known for his long association with Universal Studios.
Robert Arthur was a film screenwriter and producer. Born Robert Arthur Feder in New York City, he began as a screenwriter in 1937 with MGM and worked there for ten years. It was when he joined Universal Pictures that he became a line producer for such film series as Francis the Talking Mule and Abbott and Costello films.
