#MartinShort’s daughter #KatherineElizabethShort has died. She was 42. On Monday, Feb. 23, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to call from a Hollywood Hills home regarding a female approximately 41 years old. Los Angeles Police Department confirms to PEOPLE the call was regarding a possible suicide. “It is with profound grief that we confirm the passing of Katherine Hartley Short. The Short family is devastated by this loss, and asks for privacy at this time,” the Short family tells PEOPLE in a statement. Read more in our bio link.