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Martin Short says late daughter Katherine battled 'a long time with extreme mental health'

Martin Short speaks candidly about daughter Katherine's death months after she took her life at age 42. The tragedy has been a 'nightmare' for his family, he says.

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According to Los Angeles Times’s source item, Martin Short says late daughter Katherine battled ‘a long time with extreme mental health’, Martin Short speaks candidly about daughter Katherine’s death months after she took her life at age 42. The tragedy has been a ‘nightmare’ for his family, he says.

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Primary source: Martin Short says late daughter Katherine battled ‘a long time with extreme mental health’ via Los Angeles Times. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.

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