Martin Short's daughter Katherine dies at 42
- Martin Short's family confirmed on Feb. 24, 2026, that Katherine Hartley Short, eldest daughter of Martin Short, has died at 42, and the family is devastated and asks for privacy.
- Authorities in Los Angeles said that on Monday shortly after 6pm, law enforcement found her deceased at her Hollywood Hills home, TMZ reported.
- Katherine Short was a licensed clinical social worker who earned degrees from New York University and USC, and worked at UCLA's Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, according to her website.
- Martin Short is currently touring with Steve Martin, but he has not yet commented or confirmed if the Saturday performance in Minneapolis or other U.S. tour dates will be postponed.
- Reporting has shown inconsistent details and officials have not publicly disclosed circumstances, prompting coverage to include the National Suicide Prevention hotline and 988 Lifeline.
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Martin Short’s family: Meet the actor’s three children with late wife Nancy Dolman
Martin Short was a loving husband to his late wife, Nancy Dolman, and their three children. The actor, 75, lost his wife to cancer in 2010. Short then mourned their daughter, Katherine, nearly 16 years later, when she died by apparent suicide. The “Only Murders in the Building” star also dealt with untimely family deaths during his childhood. When he was 12 years old, his older brother David died in a car accident in Montreal, Canada. He later l…
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