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Cause of death
  
Liver failure

Occupation
  
Film actresssinger


Name
  
Bonnie Bonnell

Role
  
Actress


Full Name
  
Marion Wright Bonnell

Born
  
August 1, 1905 (
1905-08-01
)

Died
  
March 14, 1964, Santa Monica, California, United States

Movies
  
Beer and Pretzels, Plane Nuts, Nertsery Rhymes, The Big Idea, Myrt and Marge

Similar People
  
Ted Healy, Moe Howard, Jack Cummings, Jules White, William Beaudine

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.

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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 tormented Healy during his stage act. She was a stage and vaudeville actress for several years before her film career.

Death

Bonnell died of liver failure on March 14, 1964.

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

    Bonnie Bonnell Wikipedia


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