Cherrie White was 27 years old when she collided with a car driven by Alley’s father, Robert. Alley’s mom, Lillian, was thrown from the vehicle.
in apologizing to the two-time Emmy winner, but she reportedly refused to see White. In addition, she told the Enquirer that when she was in rehab she wrote a somber note to the crash survivor, Robert Alley, whose name she allegedly did not know at the time.Kirstie Alley died Monday of colon cancer at the age of 71.Alley recalled her mother’s tragic death and the difficult relationship they shared in press interviews, on social media and in her 2005 memoir“We were very different.
“And I don’t think my mother was cut out to stay home and not work. She didn’t have the temperament. And I think, probably in the long run, that was a disadvantage for her and for us.”Alley had completed her fourth audition for “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” when she received a call from her sister, Collette, about the Friday night crash.
She told People she called her agent and said, “You call Paramount and tell them my mother is dead, my father is dying. And if they want to see me, I’ll see them Wednesday.” Then she added: “Don’t candy-ass around. This is the greatest tragedy of my life. But if I get ‘Star Trek,’ that will be my happiest day.”in “Cheers,” “Look Who’s Talking” and “Veronica’s Closet.”
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