”My father was married to a woman that made it really difficult for my father to feel free. We weren’t allowed to go to his house,” Catherine said.
And the conflict between Catherine and Shera Danese would soon get worse.
Peter Falk cause of death
According to his doctor Stephen Read, the actor’s dementia and apparent Alzheimer’s disease worsened after hip surgery in 2008, and he no longer remembered playing the world-famous detective ‘Columbo’.
The actor also battled Retinoblastoma, a rare form of cancer, at just three years old and lost his eye; he wore a prosthetic one after that and was told by one agent not to expect much acting work because of it.
Peter Falk died peacefully at his Beverly Hills home at the age of 83. Tributes were pouring in, and the legendary Steven Speilberg paid his respect by saying: “I learned more about acting from him at that early stage of my career than I had from anyone else.”
His daughters said they would remember his “wisdom and humor” – but according to Catherine, she never got the chance to say goodbye to her father. Speaking with Inside Editon, Falk’s oldest daughter claimed that she was kept away from her dad during his final years and didn’t find out about his passing until hours later.
She accused his new wife of many things – but Shera responded via her attorney, Troy Martin.
“Peter’s final resting place is only about Peter, not Catherine, his estranged adopted daughter,” he stated.
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