Back in 1974, Hollywood Reporter columnist Sue Cameron reported that Mama Cass of the 1960s group the Mamas & the Papas died after choking on a ham sandwich.
Now, the writer and friend of the late singer says the “ham sandwich” part of the story wasn’t true and despite debunking the story, it endures.
On July 29, 1974, singer Cass Elliot died in London. She was 32. Upon hearing the news, Cameron called the London phone number she had for her friend. “Her manager Allan Carr picked up the phone and he was hysterical.
Allan said, ‘You’ve got to tell them that she died choking on a ham sandwich. You must go to your typewriter and write that.
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