More than two months after the death of his daughter, Katherine Short, Martin Short is opening up about the tragedy and the issue of mental health.
The death of Katherine Short, who was said to have committed suicide, “has been a nightmare for the family”, Martin Short said. CBS Sunday Morning.
“But understanding [is] He added: “Mental health and cancer, like my wife, are illnesses, and sometimes the illnesses are fatal. My daughter struggled for a long time with severe mental health, borderline personality disorder, and other things and did her best until she couldn’t help it.”
Speaking about his wife, Nancy Dollman, who died in 2010 from ovarian cancer, Short said her last words to him were, “Let me go.” He feels his daughter was saying the same thing.
Katherine Short, one of three children adopted by Martin Short and Dolman, died in late February at the age of 42. Law enforcement sources said at the time TMZ She died from her gunshot wounds. Katherine Short earned a degree in Psychology and Gender and Sexuality Studies from New York University and her master’s degree in social work from the University of Southern California. According to her website, she later worked at UCLA’s Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital and in the Camden Center’s outpatient dual diagnosis program.
the Murders only in the building The star has mostly stayed out of the public eye in the immediate aftermath of his daughter’s death, canceling several shows on his music and comedy tour with Steve Martin.
The tragedy came up briefly during an event with David Letterman at the Netflix is Joke festival last week, where he was the first Late show The host said he had been thinking about him sadly recently.
“I’m so sorry for your loss, and I’m so glad you could be here with us tonight,” Letterman said, to which Martin Short responded with “Thank you.”
In addition to the loss of his daughter and wife, Martin Short experienced great loss in his youth, as his older brother and mother and father died within a few years of each other.
“There was definitely a period where life completely changed,” Martin Short said.
Martin Short is the subject of Lawrence Kasdan’s Netflix documentary Marty, life is shortwhich begins airing on Tuesday.
