# Kris Cutler, Larry Fine's granddaughter passed **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 27, 2026, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kris-cutler-larry-fines-granddaughter-passed/1027073 "2026-01-27T06:08:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kris-cutler-larry-fines-granddaughter-passed/1027073/1 "2026-01-27T06:08:39Z")
Granddaughter of Larry Fine, Kris Cutler passed away peacefully with family by her side. Krissy is survived by her husband, Ben Cutler. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kris-cutler-larry-fines-granddaughter-passed/1027073/2 "2026-01-27T06:50:14Z")
While I am familiar with Larry Fine [at one time I really liked the Three Stooges], what is Kris Cutler known for–movies, TV, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kris-cutler-larry-fines-granddaughter-passed/1027073/3 "2026-01-27T07:14:59Z")
She’s got one credit on IMDB for providing family photographs to a Three Stooges documentary back in 1998. It’s really bizarre to have a thread about the death of an individual who was essentially outside of the public eye. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kris-cutler-larry-fines-granddaughter-passed/1027073/4 "2026-01-27T07:26:30Z")
Reading through a few posts about her passing on social media, like [this Instagram post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DT6AVWYErV-/) from what appears to be the official Three Stooges Instagram page, it sounds like she _might_ have made brief appearances in some Stooges shorts when she was a child (but IMDB doesn’t apparently have those credits for her). It notes that she didn’t make a career in show business, but was apparently a frequent guest at fan conventions and film festivals. So, it may be that she was known (maybe even well-known) to Three Stooges fans, but not a public figure otherwise, other than her connection to her grandfather. Maybe the OP can shed a little more light on that, as he felt that posting about her death was worthwhile. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kris-cutler-larry-fines-granddaughter-passed/1027073/5 "2026-01-27T13:02:59Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > Kris Cutler Looks like her death is being posted everywhere, with “heavy hearts,” etc. And she was a moving force behind conventions. I personally dislike the 3 Stooges quite actively, but I won’t begrudge them anyone with different feelings. And I’m not a fan convention person-- never been to one for things I love, even (I’ve gone to things like the National Federation of the Blind convention as a Deaf-Blind interpreter, but not things like Comicon). However, I can understand how they would be fun and exciting to fans. If people thought posting about the death of Gary Gygax, which they did, IIRC, or maybe that was Fathom, but you get the idea, was important, then I can see why Kris Cutler is a notable loss to 3 Stooges’ fans. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kris-cutler-larry-fines-granddaughter-passed/1027073/6 "2026-01-27T13:34:10Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > then I can see why Kris Cutler is a notable loss to 3 Stooges’ fans. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kris-cutler-larry-fines-granddaughter-passed/1027073/7 "2026-01-27T15:08:37Z")
I had an article in a recent issue of the _Three Stooges Journal_. Looking through back issues, I see that “who passed away recently” is an invariable part of the issue. It used to be co-stars and bit players, but lately, as we move farther away from the era when the shorts were made, it’s about relatives and descendants. Ms. Cutler’s death will definitely be featured in the next issue. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kris-cutler-larry-fines-granddaughter-passed/1027073/8 "2026-01-27T15:11:49Z")
I’m surprised she couldn’t have been helped more by **[Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, or Dr. Howard.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cW7F6VlQc8&t=3s)** ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kris-cutler-larry-fines-granddaughter-passed/1027073/9 "2026-01-27T16:42:34Z")
Loved that short, a fave. Also the “oh Maja? Aha?” ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kris-cutler-larry-fines-granddaughter-passed/1027073/10 "2026-01-27T21:43:19Z")
If you had asked me, yesterday, when the last time was that I had seen that skit, I would have said “probably 50+ years ago.” If, OTOH, you asked me, today, my answer would be “Just now.” [**HERE**](https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=4041558966172365) Classic. ---
**Author:** ![Stoogetattoos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@Stoogetattoos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoogetattoos)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2026, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kris-cutler-larry-fines-granddaughter-passed/1027073/11 "2026-09-12T04:10:25Z")
She never appeared in any of their short films. She appeared in live segments of their 1960s cartoon series. Her parents are actor and television host Don Lamond and Phyllis Fine, daughter of Larry Fine. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2026, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kris-cutler-larry-fines-granddaughter-passed/1027073/12 "2026-09-12T11:49:38Z")
Thought I should put in an appearance here.