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.
Career According to Stooges biographers, she was also Healy's offscreen girlfriend during that time. 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
External links
Bonnie Bonnell at threestooges.net
The Third Banana:The Mystery of Bonnie Bonnell