Martin Short — martin short daughter Katherine Short dies at 42

Martin Short’s daughter, Katherine Short, a Los Angeles social worker, has died at 42. The family said, “It is with profound grief that we confirm the passing of Katherine Hartley Short, ” and martin short has postponed shows on the joint comedy tour he shares with Steve Martin.

Death and medical findings

Katherine Short died on Monday at her home in the Hollywood Hills. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to her Hollywood Hills residence on Monday at about 6 p. m., and paramedics pronounced her dead shortly after. A law enforcement source described the death as an apparent suicide. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed that the place of death was listed as her residence and determined the cause as a "gunshot wound of [the] head, " and the medical examiner described the death as suicide.

Family statement and reactions

“It is with profound grief that we confirm the passing of Katherine Hartley Short, ” the family said. “The Short family is devastated by this loss and asks for privacy at this time. Katherine was beloved by all and will be remembered for the light and joy she brought into the world. ”

Responses from peers and acquaintances appeared alongside the news: a group of Rob Reiner’s closest friends released a statement remembering him as a “passionate, brave citizen” who worked to make the world a better place, and Brian Setzer said he was “gutted” after his “serious illness” forced his band to cancel fall tour dates.

Education and social work career

Katherine Short earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and gender studies from New York University in 2006 and a master’s degree in social work from the University of Southern California in 2010. She operated a private practice and worked part-time at the psychiatry-led outpatient clinic Amae Health. She also worked part-time at a clinic providing community outreach, peer support and psychotherapy, and was involved with the charity Bring Change 2 Mind, described in the context as working to end the stigma and discrimination surrounding mental illness and to empower young people to build connected, empathetic and supportive school communities where conversations about mental health are welcome and stigma-free.

Martin Short tour postponements and dates

Following Katherine Short’s death, Martin Short postponed a trio of shows on his joint comedy tour with Steve Martin. The duo’s live show, "The Best of Steve Martin and Martin Short, " had been scheduled to play Milwaukee and Minneapolis this weekend. The venue slated to host the Milwaukee performance posted a notice attributing the postponement to “unforeseen circumstances, ” saying a new show date was not yet given and that tickets will be honored for a future date.

The Riverside Theater in Milwaukee posted an announcement stating: "Due to unforeseen circumstances, Steve Martin & Martin Short’s show, originally scheduled for Friday, February 27th in Milwaukee, has been postponed. Tickets will be honored for a future rescheduled date. We will be in contact with further news when it is available. " Shows set for Feb. 28 at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis were also postponed, and Hennepin Theatre Trust in Minneapolis confirmed the update. The next scheduled tour date without a postponement notice is on March 13 in Washington, D. C.

Family background and past remarks

Katherine was the eldest of three children Martin Short adopted with his wife, Nancy Dolman. The couple met while working on a production of Godspell in the early 1970s—one context item gives the year 1972 and notes the production was in Toronto—and they married in 1980. Nancy Dolman died of ovarian cancer in 2010 at age 58. Katherine sometimes attended events and walked red carpets with her father; a 1989 family portrait was described showing Martin Short with his wife Nancy Dolan and their children, Katherine Elizabeth and Oliver Patrick.

Katherine’s younger brothers have been named Henry and Oliver. The context identifies the children as adopted by Martin Short and Nancy Dolman and lists both Henry and Oliver among the siblings.

Martin Short has spoken publicly about loss and family before. In a 2014 interview he said, “I’ve been asked to write books over the years. I knew it had to be something more important than just anecdotes. After my wife died, I realized we all go through this and we wake up the next day whether we think the world should stop or not — it doesn’t. ” In an earlier comment from 2012 he observed that death is a thing people live in denial about and that when it happens “you gain a little and you suffer a little. There’s no big surprise. ”

Katherine Short’s death comes less than a month after actor Catherine O’Hara, described as a close friend and longtime collaborator of Martin Short’s, died of a pulmonary embolism after privately battling rectal cancer. The context notes that Martin Short and Martin paid tribute to O’Hara during a recent stop on their joint comedy tour; recalling meeting O’Hara when she was 18, Martin Short said, “In all these years later, she has been the greatest, most brilliant, kindest, sweetest angel. ”

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Katherine Short was 42.

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