Owen Elliot-Kugell reveals in her new book that her mother, famously known as “Mama” Cass from the 1960s West Coast folk-rock group the Mamas and the Papas, did not die by choking on a ham ...

Despite the group’s legacy, I was drawn to one member in particular: Cass Elliot, also known as Mama Cass. Though we lived in completely different worlds, I soon began to see myself in Mama Cass.

“We have had multiple Zooms with the estate of Mama Cass Elliot and met with her daughter, Owen, and are close to acquiring the rights to her book, My Mama Cass.” Jaysen didn’t mention ...