But first she had to learn the truth. When Cass died on July 29, 1974 in London from a heart attack at age 32, Owen was just 7 years old. “In my younger years, when people would talk to me about ...

Fact check: Mama Cass didn't choke to death on a ham sandwich, her daughter says in a new book. And thus a legendary rumor about a legendary performer falls.

She died from a heart attack in London on 29 July 1974, at the age of 32. In a new memoir, My Mama, Cass, Elliot-Kugell uncovers the origin of the theory that her mother choked on a sandwich.

Mama Cass’ Daughter Owen Elliot-Kugell Opens Up About Origin of Urban Legend Around Mom’s Death The late Mamas & the Papas bandmember's only child penned a memoir delving into the singer's ...

Cass Elliot ’s daughter is honoring her mother’s legacy. Owen Elliot-Kugell announced Tuesday with Rolling Stone that she will publish a memoir entitled My Mama, Cass next year.

It all comes full circle in Elliot-Kugell’s new book, My Mama, Cass (279 pp., $30, Hachette Books). Equal parts biography, autobiography, and memoir, it’s a tale that Elliot-Kugell has ...