Bonnie Bonnell

Bonnie Bonnell (August 1, 1905 – March 14, 1964) was an actress who played "straight woman" in seven early short comedies, most of which featured the Three Stooges when they worked with Ted Healy between 1933 and 1934.[1]

Bonnie Bonnell
Bonnell in the film Nertsery Rhymes (1933)
Born	Marion Wright Bonnell (1905-08-01)August 1, 1905 Thomasville, Georgia, U.S.
Died	March 14, 1964(1964-03-14) (aged 58) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Other names	Bonny
Occupation	Film actress singer
Years active	1933–1934

Career

According to Stooges biographers, she was also Healy's offscreen girlfriend during that time.[1][2][3] In the film Plane Nuts, she plays a "fourth stooge", working as a partner to Moe, Larry, and Curly as they torment Healy during his stage act. She was a stage and vaudeville actress for several years before her film career.

Bonnell died of liver failure on March 14, 1964, at age 58 in Santa Monica, California.

Filmography

• Nertsery Rhymes (1933) as The Fairy Godmother (billed as "Bonny")
• Beer and Pretzels (1933) as Bonny
• Hello Pop! (1933) as Bonny
• Plane Nuts (1933) as Bonnie
• Myrt and Marge (1933) as gate crasher
• The Big Idea (1934) as cleaning lady
• Hollywood on Parade (1934) as woman in bar

References

1. Howard, Moe; Joan Howard Maurer (1979) [1977]. Moe Howard and the Three Stooges. Broadway Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8065-0723-1.
2. Lenburg, Jeff; Greg Lenbur (1994). The Three Stooges Scrapbook. Citadel Press.
3. Forrester, Jeffrey (1981). The Stooge Chronicles. Contemporary Books.

External links

• Bonnie Bonnell on IMDb
• Bonnie Bonnell at threestooges.net
• Bonnie Bonnell at Find a Grave
• The Third Banana:The Mystery of Bonnie Bonnell