Mama Cass’ daughter describes rumours surrounding mother’s death as “painful”
nme.comRolling Stone, Elliot’s daughter, Owen Elliot-Kugell opened up about the impact of her mother’s death. Elliot-Kugell is set to release her memoir My Mama, Cass in 2024.In particular, Elliot-Kugell spoke out about a particularly unusual rumour that surrounded Elliot’s death – that Mama Cass died after choking on a ham sandwich. “I can’t believe we’re still talking about the sandwich after all these years,” Elliot-Kugell said.“I started running my mom’s estate when I was 18.
One of the first things I remember thinking is, ‘We’ve got to stop that ham sandwich rumor thing,’ because it was so painful.
It wasn’t enough that we had lost her, to then be [made into] a joke. I’d say probably 50 percent of the people don’t believe it now.
The other 50 percent probably still do.”Elliot-Kugell, who was just seven when her mother passed away, also recalled being given the news by her grandmother. “I have a very, very clear memory of her telling me that my mom died,” she said. “I remember thinking, ‘Oh, well, they’re not right.
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