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Mister Ed

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Mister Ed Famous memorial

Original Name
Bamboo Harvester
Birth
El Monte, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Death
22 Feb 1970 (aged 20–21)
Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, USA GPS-Latitude: 35.9888497, Longitude: -94.9693315
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Animal Actor. Mister Ed, a Palomino horse officially named Bamboo Harvester, was a show and parade horse who was foaled in 1949 in El Monte, California. His parents were The Harvester (Sire), a Saddlebred owned by Edna and Jim Fagan; and Zetna, (Dam) who was sired by Antez, an Arabian imported from Poland. Bamboo Harvester was trained by Lester Hilton. Lester "Les" Hilton had been apprenticed under Will Rogers, and also worked with the mules in the "Francis the Talking Mule" movies. Due to old-age ailments, Bamboo Harvester was put to sleep in 1970. The producer of the Mister Ed series never would answer the question of how the horse's lips were made to move. There have been many theories over the years, including the use of peanut butter. It was later confirmed that nylon threads were first used to move the lips, but later the horse moved its lips by responding to the touch of its hooves.
Animal Actor. Mister Ed, a Palomino horse officially named Bamboo Harvester, was a show and parade horse who was foaled in 1949 in El Monte, California. His parents were The Harvester (Sire), a Saddlebred owned by Edna and Jim Fagan; and Zetna, (Dam) who was sired by Antez, an Arabian imported from Poland. Bamboo Harvester was trained by Lester Hilton. Lester "Les" Hilton had been apprenticed under Will Rogers, and also worked with the mules in the "Francis the Talking Mule" movies. Due to old-age ailments, Bamboo Harvester was put to sleep in 1970. The producer of the Mister Ed series never would answer the question of how the horse's lips were made to move. There have been many theories over the years, including the use of peanut butter. It was later confirmed that nylon threads were first used to move the lips, but later the horse moved its lips by responding to the touch of its hooves.

Bio by: Ronald Leon


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  • Added: Apr 25, 1998
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1551/mister_ed: accessed ), memorial page for Mister Ed (1949–22 Feb 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 1551, citing Snodgrass Farm, Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.