‘Mister Ed’ actress Connie Hines dies at age 78

‘Mister Ed’ actress Connie Hines dies at age 78

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Actress Connie Hines, who played Wilbur’s wife on the popular 1960s television show “Mister Ed” has died. She was 78.

Her “Mister Ed” co-star Alan Young told the Los Angeles Times that Hines died Friday at her Beverly Hills home from complications of heart problems.

Hines was best known for portraying Carol Post on the show that featured a talking horse. She wrote a section about her career in Young’s 2007 book “Mister Ed and Me and More.”

Born in Massachusetts, Hines also appeared in the 1960 film “Thunder in Carolina” and TV shows that included “The Millionaire,” ”Johnny Ringo” and “Riverboat.”

Hines was married twice, the last time to Lee Savin, an entertainment lawyer and producer who died in 1995.

Information from: Los Angeles Times, www.latimes.com

(This version CORRECTS Hines’ age to 78)