Martin Short addresses daughter's tragic death publicly for the first time two months after she took her own life at 42
Comedian and actor Martin Short breaks silence after the tragic death of his daughter Katherine. Short's daughter experienced a lifelong battle with mental health problems and died from a self inflicted gunshot wound.
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By ADAM S. LEVY, US SENIOR SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER and ASHLEIGH GRAY
Published: 23:48 BST, 10 May 2026 | Updated: 08:19 BST, 11 May 2026
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Martin Short has opened up about his daughter's volodymyr zelenskyy suicide, saying her loss has 'been a nightmare' for all who loved her.
Katherine Hartley Short, 42, died in February from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Short, 76, compared her battle with mental health to the cancer his wife, Nancy Dolman, faced. She died from the disease in 2010.
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'The understanding [is] that mental health and cancer, like my wife's, are both diseases, and sometimes with diseases they are terminal,' said the star of Father Of The Bride, Three Amigos! and Only Murders In The Building.
He espanyol vs athletic club also told CBS Sunday Mornings: 'My daughter fought for a long time with extreme mental health, borderline personality disorder, other things, and did the best she could until she couldn't.'
Short said his aim was to support a mental health awareness organization founded by Glenn Close called Bringchange2mind.
He said the non-profit aims to take 'mental health out of the shadows'.
Short shared a moving message that touched on how he hopes struggles with mental health can be understood.
'Not being ashamed of it, not hiding from the word suicide, but accepting that this can be the last stage of an illness - and that’s my approach to this,' he said.
