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Aug 24, 2010 · Nancy Dolman, the wife of Father of the Bride star Martin Short, has died, a representative of the actor-comedian’s said Monday. Dolman, a former actress, was 58. “Sadly, we can confirm that...
Jan 31, 2019 · Martin Short's wife of 30 years, actress Nancy Dolman, died from ovarian cancer in 2010. In 2019, Short discussed his life in the years without her.
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Aug 24, 2010 · Ken Lee. Published on August 24, 2010 01:30PM EDT. Photo: Billy Farrell/Sipa. Martin Short’s wife died relatively young – at only 58 – but her death was from natural causes, a coroner...
- Where Is Nancy from?
- She Landed A Role on The Soap Opera Spoof ‘Soap’
- Nancy Lost Her Battle with Ovarian Cancer
- She Was A Proud Mother of 3 Adopted Kids
- Martin Says He Still Converses with Nancy
Martin, who was born in Ontario, didn’t have to go far to meet the woman who would become his wife. Nancy was born on Sept. 26, 1950 in Toronto. The Hollywood bug apparently ran in her blood, as her brother, Bob Doleman, became a famous screenwriter and director, helming such pictures as Willow and The Banger Sisters. However, Nancy would get her s...
After touring with Jesus Christ Superstar, Nancy landed a part in the late 70s sitcom Soap, which was a spoof of soap operas at the time and starred such luminaries asBilly Crystal and Richard Mulligan. Nancy played the recurring character Annie Selig Tate on the ABC hit. Nancy would later step back from acting to raise her kids.
After 30 years of marriage, Martin had to say goodbye to Nancy when she succumbed to her battle with ovarian cancer in 2010. He has since stated that her passing has made him able to take mroe risjs in his life. “With real tragedy, you become a little more daring,” he told AARP in 2019. “It’s the yin to the yang: the positive part of life’s dark si...
Martin and Nancy decided to adopt children and welcomed daughter Katherine in 1983, followed by Oliver in 1986 and Henry in 1989. After Nancy died, Martin got candid about how the three kids were handling their mother’s death. “It’s been a tough two years for my children. This is the thing of life that we live in denial about, that it will ever hap...
“Our marriage was a triumph,” Martin told AARP. “So it’s tough. She died in 2010, but I still communicate with her all the time. It’s ‘Hey Nan,’ you know? How would she react to this decision or that, especially regarding our three kids.” He added, “I believe that when people die, they zoom into the people that love them. The idea that it just ends...
Aug 24, 2010 · Martin Short's wife, Nancy Dolman, has died. She was 58. Short's manager, Marc Gurvitz, said Monday that Short's wife of 30 years had died but provided no cause of death or any additional...
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Jan 31, 2019 · Nine years after Martin Short lost his wife, Nancy Dolman, to ovarian cancer, the Saturday Night Live actor opened up about how he copes with the tragedy. “Our marriage was a triumph,” Short,...
Nancy Jane Dolman Short (September 26, 1951 – August 21, 2010) was a Canadian comedic actress and singer. She had a recurring role as Annie Selig Tate on the ABC sitcom Soap. She appeared in her husband Martin Short's 1985 cable television special Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas .
