Owen Elliot-Kugell was just seven years old when her mother, “Mama” Cass Elliot, died of a heart attack in 1974. Since then, she’s tried to untangle the myth of the hippie icon — especially the ...

9:02 a.m. May 8, 2024: An earlier version of this story said Cass Elliot’s final show and the day she was found dead were in June. Both of those events happened in July. Another music legend has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mama Cass’s daughter debunks rumour that mother died choking on a ham sandwich The long-standing rumour that The Mamas & the Papas ...

Owen Elliot-Kugell was only seven years old when her mother died unexpectedly. And though her mom’s birth certificate read “Ellen Naomi Cohen,” fans around the world knew the woman with the powerhouse ...

For decades, Owen Elliot-Kugell had to put up with hearing a cruel rumor about how her mother died. "Mama" Cass Elliot, a singer in the ‘60s group The Mamas & The Papas, died after performing a series ...

Owen Elliot-Kugell, daughter of the Mamas & the Papas band member, will publish 'My Mama, Cass' in 2024 Donaldson Collection/Getty Cass Elliot’s daughter is honoring her mother’s legacy. Owen ...

Contrary to popular myth, Mama Cass Elliot did not die from choking on a ham sandwich, her daughter is keen for people to know. On the eve of the 50 th anniversary of the death of the songstress with ...

On this day in 1974, the world lost “Mama” Cass Elliot, a member of the Mamas and the Papas and a pivotal figure in the Sixties California rock scene. She was found dead at the infamous 1 Curzon Place ...

The long-standing rumour that The Mamas & the Papas singer Cass Elliot died by choking on a ham sandwich has been debunked by her daughter, Owen Elliot-Kugell. Cass Elliot was an influential figure in ...

Yes, a ham sandwich was present, but the details of "Mama" Cass Elliot's death have been greatly exaggerated, daughter Owen Elliot-Kugell explains in a new book. (Chris Pizzello / Invision / ...

Mama Cass Elliot shocked the world when she was found dead, at age 33, inside her London apartment. While it's widely believed that The Mamas and the Papas singer passed away after choking on a ...