After the brutal death of his daughter Katherine on February 23, Martin Short spoke for the first time about this tragic event on the set of “CBS Sunday Morning”.
Nearly three months after the tragic death of his daughter, he decided to break the silence. The actor unveiled his documentary last March, broadcast on Netflix, Marty, Life Is Shortwhich he dedicated in particular to his daughter, Katherine. The 42-year-old woman, whom the actor and his late wife, Nancy Dolman, had adopted, committed suicide on February 23. Sunday May 10, during an interview for the show “CBS Sunday Morning”, the star of Only Murders in the Building spoke out for the first time on this subject. “It was a real nightmare for the family,” he declared before specifying that Katherine had fragile mental health. “You have to understand that mental health disorders and cancer, like the one my wife suffered from, are both illnesses, and some illnesses are sometimes fatal.†Martin Short explained that his daughter had struggled “for a long time with serious mental illness†such as “borderline personality disorder†. “She did her best until she couldn’t anymore,” he added.
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“The Short family is devastatedâ€
It was a representative of the actor who announced Katherine’s death, the day after the discovery of her lifeless body. “It is with deep sadness that we confirm the death of Katherine Hartley Short. The Short family is devastated by this loss and asks for their privacy to be respected. Katherine was loved by all and will be remembered for the light and joy she brought to the world,” he said according toPage Six . Selon TMZKatherine was found dead of gunshot wounds, believed to be self-inflicted, at her home in Los Angeles on Monday, April 23. “At 6:41 p.m., we responded to a report of shots fired at this address,” the Los Angeles Fire Department said in a statement. Page Sixconfirming having received a 911 call.
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This is not the first tragedy to affect Martin Short and his family. Indeed, when the actor was 12 years old, his older brother, David, died in a serious car accident. Martin Short then lost his mother to cancer when he was 17, then two years later, his father died of cancer. a stroke. “It allowed me to develop an ability to survive, to manage grief and to step back from it,” he explained to “CBS Sunday Morning,” adding that these ordeals also gave him the courage to go on stage and become an actor.
