In this March 22, 1962 file photo, actor Alan Young poses with the Mister Ed horse. The English-born, Canadian-educated Young died Thursday, according to Jaime Larkin, spokeswoman for the retirement community where Young had lived for four years. Young's sly, low-key style first attracted a wide U.S. audience in 1944 with The Alan Young Show on ABC radio. Mister Ed was one of a number of situation comedies during the early to mid-'60s that added elements of fantasy. Burns is said to have told his staff: "Get Alan Young.

Source: CBC News May 20, 2016 21:41 UTC