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The Mister Ed show concept was derived from a series of short stories by children's author Walter R. Brooks which began with The Talking Horse in the September 18, 1937, issue of Liberty magazine. [4] Brooks is best known for the Freddy the Pig series of children's novels which feature talking animals that interact with humans.
Mr. Ed writes a hot and spicy autobiography titled Love and the Single Horse. Wilbur takes it inside his house to read and Carol finds it. She thinks Wilbur wrote it and sells it to a publisher (Raymond Bailey). Ed is furious and runs off to a wax museum. Irene Ryan appears as a woman who sees Wilbur talking to Ed in the museum.
Bamboo Harvester (1949–1970) was the American Saddlebred/part-Arabian horse that portrayed Mister Ed on the 1961–1966 comedy series of the same name. Foaled in 1949, the gelding was trained by Will Rogers' protégé, Les Hilton.
She was purchased from Ed Frazier in Drexel, Missouri. [7] According to author Pauline Bartel, [citation needed] Universal paid $350 for the animal but made millions from the film series. Molly was trained by Les Hilton, [citation needed] an apprentice of Will Rogers; Hilton went on to train Bamboo Harvester, the horse that played Mister Ed. To ...
Hines auditioned for and won the role of Wilbur Post's wife Carol on Mister Ed, which was her best-known character.According to Alan Young, who portrayed Wilbur, Hines' role was "a tough chore," as the storylines focused more on the relationship of Wilbur and Mister Ed (the talking horse) than her. [6]
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Between 1947 and 1953, he made over 30 B-movie westerns (as "Rocky" Lane) with his faithful horse 'Black Jack'. His last roles were in voice-over acting, including providing the speech for Mister Ed (1961–1966). He was never credited on-screen for providing the voice for Mister Ed. [7]
Walter Rollin Brooks (January 9, 1886 – August 17, 1958) was an American writer, known for his children's books about Freddy the Pig and the other anthropomorphic animal inhabitants of the Bean Farm in upstate New York, and also for his short stories about Mister Ed the talking horse, made into a television show after his death.