Overview
- Short, in a New York Times interview published Friday, said Nancy Dolman told him “Martin, let me go” and that Katherine later said “Dad, let me go.”
- He said severe mental illness is a disease like cancer that can be terminal or survivable, urging open talk about suicide.
- In his first TV interview since February, aired on CBS Sunday Morning earlier in May, he called the loss a nightmare and said Katherine struggled for years with borderline personality disorder.
- Katherine, 42, was found on February 23 at her Hollywood Hills home from a self-inflicted gunshot, with outlets reporting a suicide note and a family spokesperson asking for privacy.
- His Netflix documentary Marty, Life Is Short, released May 12, ends with a dedication to Katherine and supports outreach that includes work with Bring Change to Mind.