Arthur Lubin

Arthur Lubin
Born	Arthur William Lubovsky (1898-07-25)July 25, 1898 Los Angeles, United States
Died	May 11, 1995(1995-05-11) (aged 96) Glendale, California, United States
Resting place	Cremains 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.