Arthur Lubin

Arthur Lubin
Born
Arthur William Lubovsky

(1898-07-25)July 25, 1898
Los Angeles, United States
DiedMay 11, 1995(1995-05-11) (aged 96)
Glendale, California, United States
Resting placeCremains scattered at sea
Occupation(s)Film director, writer

Arthur Lubin (July 25, 1898 – May 11, 1995) was an American film director and producer who directed several Abbott & Costello films, Phantom of the Opera (1943), the Francis the Talking Mule series and created the talking-horse TV series Mister Ed. A prominent director for Universal Pictures in the 1940s and 1950s, he is perhaps best known today as the man who gave Clint Eastwood his first contract in film.

Lubin in 1928