Carole Wilbourn


Carole Wilbourn was an American cat therapist.

Early life

Wilbourn was born in Flushing, Queens to parents Harriet Greenwald and Gustave Engel, a taxi driver. She attended Bayside High School. She went on to study at State University of New York at Albany, but later transferred to New York University, where she studied psychology. She was awarded a BSc degree in business education in 1964.

Personal life

She was married twice. Her first marriage to David Willbourn, a photographer, ended in divorce. She later married Paul Rowan, a veterinarian, with whom she founded The Cat Practice, a cats-only hospital in Manhattan. Their marriage ended in divorce.

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