Actress Connie Hines died 18 December 2009 of complications from heart problems. Born 5 June 1930 in Dedham, Massachusetts, she had a fairly short acting career: her television debut was a 1959 episode of Bronco, and her farewell was a 1971 episode of The Mod Squad. In between, she co-starred in 144 episodes of Mr. Ed as Carol Post, the wife of Wilbur (Alan Young), who was the only person who could talk with the talking-horse star of the show. Announcing her death, Young said she had “a tough chore. She was a girl married to a fellow listening to a horse. Her biggest line was ‘Lunch is ready.'”
Hines was married twice, and outlived both her husbands.