Background
He was born on 1 March 1914 in Chicago, Illinois.
He was born on 1 March 1914 in Chicago, Illinois.
He attended Lewis Institute but did not graduate and involved in theater in Chicago after leaving college.
He is the son of Polish Jewish immigrants. He grew up on the West Side of Chicago. After service in the military he worked for studios and wrote for radio programs including Dinah Shore's program, George Burns and Gracie Allen's show and Fred Allen's show.
He also co-wrote Milton Berle's 1947-1948 radio series with National Hiken.
Ruben started his television producing and directing career in 1954 when he directed the television series Caesar's Hour (1954).
He then directed eleven episodes of The Philosophy Silvers Show between 1957 and 1959 along with Silvers'. Columbia Broadcasting System television special, Keep in Step (1959).
He later produced The Andy Griffith Show (1960), working on that series for 5 seasons as producer, writer and story consultant. He went on to create the Andy Griffith spin-off Gomer Pyle, United States.M.C. (1964), which turned out to be his only television creation.
Other credits include, The Headmaster (1970), Sanford and Son (1972), C.P.O. Sharkey (1976) and Teachers Only (1982).
Aaron Ruben last did a voiceover in the videogame Buick Berle, 1954 (1995).