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 Bamboo Harvester as Mister Ed | |
| Other name(s) | Mister Ed |
|---|---|
| Breed | American Saddlebred/part-Arabian |
| Born | Bamboo Harvester 1949 |
| Died | 1970 (aged 20–21)[1] |
| Resting place | Snodgrass Farm Tahlequah, Oklahoma U.S. |
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. He was born in the Los Angeles area but sources disagree as to whether his birthplace was in El Monte[2] or at Harvester Farms in Chatsworth, California.[3][4]
In 1968, two years after the cancellation of Mister Ed, at the age of 19, Bamboo began to suffer from a variety of age related ailments, including kidney problems and arthritis. He was euthanized in 1970.[citation needed]
A second palomino horse named Pumpkin (alternatively Punkin), which had posed for still pictures used in press kits for the show and some personal appearances, survived until 1979. After Bamboo Harvester's death, the second horse was unofficially known as Mister Ed.[citation needed]
- ^ AP: Grave of famous horse still attracts visitors 50 years later
- ^ Ken Beck; Jim Clark (2002). The Encyclopedia of TV Pets: A Complete History of Television's Greatest Animal Stars. Thomas Nelson Inc. p. 267ff. ISBN 978-1-4185-5737-9.
- ^ "Harvester Farms" in Chatsworth Past & Present, February 2015.
- ^ "Mr. Ed's Home May Become A Landmark", Los Angeles Daily News as reprinted in Orlando Sentinel, February 2, 1997.