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Robert Arthur (November 1, 1909 – October 28, 1986) was a film screenwriter and producer. Born Robert Arthur Feder in New York City, New York, 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. Arthur died in 1986 and was interred in Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. Some websites confuse this Robert Arthur with mystery author Robert Arthur, Jr., who is nine days younger than producer Arthur. MORE

Robert Arthur (November 1, 1909 – October 28, 1986) was a film screenwriter and producer. Born Robert Arthur Feder in New York City, New York, 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. Arthur died in 1986 and was interred in Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. Some websites confuse this Robert Arthur with mystery author Robert Arthur, Jr., who is nine days younger than producer Arthur. LESS