When Cass Elliot died in July 29, 1974, she looked as if she was winning a battle to put the Mama Cass persona behind her. If she’d been able to continue beyond the age of 32, it’s tantalizing to ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cass Elliot Portrait - Credit: Donaldson Collection/Getty Images Elliot-Kugell’s mother, the one and only Cass Elliot, died in ...

Owen Elliot-Kugell with her mother Cass Elliot in 1974 Owen Elliot-Kugell will always remember the last day she spent with her mother, Cass Elliot. "She took me to the airport to get on a plane by ...

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 / ...

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 ...

Known as Mama Cass, Elliot was married twice, first to musician Jim Hendricks in 1963, which was annulled in 1968, and a second marriage to journalist Donald von Wiedenman in 1971, which lasted just a ...

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 ...

A biopic about the life of '60s folk rock legend Mama Cass Elliot is in the works after initial reports were published earlier this week. The film will be based on a memoir written by Elliot's ...

Welsh singer Shirley Bassey performs at the Royal Variety Show in London, UK, November 1971. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) ...

Owen Elliot-Kugell recounts her mother’s life in a new book, ‘My Mama, Cass,’ out May 7 Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for both print and digital ...