Martin Short’s family is going through a devastating loss. Short’s daughter, Katherine Hartley Short has died at 42, according to a report from TMZ.
The report further states that the law enforcement sources told the outlet that officers responded to a residence in the Hollywood Hills shortly after 6 p.m. Monday.
Law enforcement sources told TMZ that she died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, with the LAPD responding to her Hollywood Hills home shortly after 6:40 p.m. on Monday.
Authorities have not released an official statement detailing the circumstances, and it remains unclear whether foul play is suspected.
Short, 74, is an Emmy- and Tony-winning comedian and actor known for “Only Murders in the Building,” “Father of the Bride,” and his years on “Saturday Night Live.”
The loss comes just weeks after Short mourned the death of his longtime friend Catherine O’Hara, whom he paid a heartfelt tribute to in January.
Further details about Katherine’s death have not been confirmed
Katherine Short’s Life Beyond the Spotlight
Katherine was the adopted daughter of Short and his late wife, Nancy Dolman, who died in 2010 after 30 years of marriage. She was the eldest of the couple’s three children.
While her father built a decades-long career in comedy and film, Katherine largely stayed out of the public eye.
atherine Elizabeth Short was born on December 3, 1983. People reported that she earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and gender sexuality studies from New York University in 2006. She later received her master’s in social work from the University of Southern California in 2010.
As a graduate student, Katherine interned at the pro bono law firm Public Counsel. She later trained at the West L.A. Veterans Administration.
After completing her degree, she joined UCLA’s Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, where she worked for more than four years. She then moved to the dual-diagnosis outpatient program, Camden Center.
She occasionally accompanied Short to public events over the years but lived a private life.
She worked as a social worker in Los Angeles and dedicated time to mental health advocacy.
Katherine was also involved with Glenn Close‘s charity Bring Change 2 Mind, a nonprofit focused on ending the stigma around mental health and supporting those who struggle in silence.
In recent years, she worked in private practice as a licensed clinical social worker. She also served part-time at Amae Health, providing community outreach, family support groups, peer support, and psychotherapy.
Katherine Short’s Rare Public Appearances Dad Martin Short
Though Martin Short has long kept his family life private, Katherine occasionally joined her father at public events. In May 2003, she attended the afterparty for “The Producers” with Short and her late mother, Nancy Dolman, posing alongside Goldie Hawn at the Hollywood Palladium.
Years later, she appeared at Bette Midler’s New York Restoration Project “Hulaween” event, wearing a prom queen sash as part of her costume.
In February 2011, she accompanied Short to the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, where the two posed together on the red carpet in a series of father-daughter photos.
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