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Karina Babenok

Martin Short’s Daughter Katherine Made A Surprising Name Change Before Her Unexpected Passing

Martin Short’s daughter Katherine Hartley Short made a deliberate choice to distance herself from her father’s fame, years before she took her own life in her California home.

The 42-year-old daughter, who was adopted by the veteran comedian and his late wife of 30 years Nancy Dolman, apparently showed “no indication of struggle” before her tragic passing.

But people close to her claimed she was open about her mental health battles and did not want to be associated with her Hollywood-royalty father’s fame.

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