Actress Hines Dead At 79
Veteran actress Connie Hines has died after suffering complications from heart problems, aged 79.
Hines passed away at her Beverly Hills home in California on Friday.
The star enjoyed a lengthy career in TV, appearing in U.S. shows like Perry Mason and Coronado 9, before landing her most famous role as Carole Post on 1960s hit Mr. Ed, about a talking horse that only Hine's onscreen husband - Wilbur, played by Alan Young - can converse with.
Paying tribute to the late actress, Young tells the Los Angeles Times, "I lost a great friend. She was always joyous."
Hines retired from acting in 1989. Her second husband, Lee Savin, died in 1995.
Hines passed away at her Beverly Hills home in California on Friday.
The star enjoyed a lengthy career in TV, appearing in U.S. shows like Perry Mason and Coronado 9, before landing her most famous role as Carole Post on 1960s hit Mr. Ed, about a talking horse that only Hine's onscreen husband - Wilbur, played by Alan Young - can converse with.
Paying tribute to the late actress, Young tells the Los Angeles Times, "I lost a great friend. She was always joyous."
Hines retired from acting in 1989. Her second husband, Lee Savin, died in 1995.
- 12/22/2009
- WENN
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