They dated in the ’70s.
“She was just … “And every guy wanted to go out with her.”
They dated on and off for a couple of years, but it ultimately didn’t work out.
Martin Short and Gilda Radner in the ’70s.Credit:American Broadcasting Companies via Getty; NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
“Gilda had, you know, emotional ups and downs,” Short explained.
And all she wanted to do was live.
And she was the happiest person in the world.”
You have family money.
Everyone wants to be your friend.
Everyone wants to date you.
No one is funnier.
you get the biggest laughs of anyone on stage.
But I was only 22.
I didn’t understand."
Radner was part of the “Not Ready for Prime-Time Players” chosen forSNL’s debut in 1975.
Her characters such as Baba Wawa and Roseanne Roseannadanna made her a fan favorite.
She went on to star in movies includingThe Woman in RedandHaunted Honeymoon.
She married late actorGene Wilderin 1984, and they were together until she died of ovarian cancer at 42.
Meanwhile, Short married actress and singer Nancy Dolman, who was also part of theGodspellcast, in 1980.
They were together until she died in 2010.
