MAMA CASS' DAUGHTER: `HAM SANDWICH DIDN'T KILL MY MOM'

MAMA CASS' DAUGHTER: `HAM SANDWICH DIDN'T KILL MY MOM'

LOS ANGELES (Wireless Flash) -- Next Thursday (July 29) marks the 25th anniversary of the day singer Mama Cass Elliot died in London of a heart attack -- not by choking on a sandwich as you may have heard. Elliot's 32-year-old daughter, Owen Elliot Kugell, wants to set the record straight: her mom died of a heart attack brought about by her massive obesity -- not by choking on a ham sandwich. Officials did find a ham sandwich near Elliot, but the medical examiner confirmed the singer died of a heart attack. Unfortunately, the ham sandwich rumor has become an urban legend and Elliot says her mom's hairdresser -- who allegedly made the ham sandwich -- has felt guilty for years thinking he killed Mama Cass. These days, Kugell is a singer with Beach Boy Family & Friends, a Beach Boys offshoot featuring Al Jardine and Wendy and Carnie Wilson. She's also currently planning a bio-pic about her mom and the other members of The Mamas And The Papas.

CONTACT: Owen Elliot Kugell, ****1/2; Arrange with Hilary Hicks; Pasadena, CA; (626) 821-9532