<P> Hines auditioned and won the role of wife, Carol Post, on Mister Ed, which was arguably her best - known character . Hines considered her role to be just getting a steady paycheck as the storylines focused more on the relationship of Wilbur and Mister Ed (the talking horse) than her . She also said that playing the same role wasn't the greatest part in the world . Around the same time, she took some acting, dancing and music classes . She continued playing that role until 1966 . After the series ended she took guest parts on such television shows as Bonanza and The Mod Squad before she retired in 1971 . Young and Hines performed together in 1996 in Irvine in the two - person play Love Letters, which deals with the correspondence of a man and woman over fifty years . </P> <P> A divorcee, she remarried in 1970 to Lee Savin, an entertainment lawyer and producer . They remained together until Lee Savin's death in 1995 . </P> <P> Hines died from heart problems on December 18, 2009 at her home in Beverly Hills, California . </P> <Ul> <Li> Biography portal </Li> <Li> Massachusetts portal </Li> <Li> Florida portal </Li> <Li> California portal </Li> <Li> Theatre portal </Li> <Li> Film portal </Li> <Li> Television portal </Li> </Ul>

Who played wilbur's wife on mr. ed