Hollywood publicist Doris Bergman, 68, her husband and their cat die in a house fire in Los Angeles
Hollywood publicist Doris Bergman reportedly died at the age of 68 on Wednesday along with her husband Albert Sassoe Jr and their cat.
The couple died in a distant house in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles, IVenice reported on Thursday.
The fire took place Monday morning after a 911 call was made from a cell phone from inside the residence, but the call was dropped before enough information was shared.
The fire department traced the call and went to the house that was on fire, and where the couple and their pet were found dead.
Bergman often hosted Oscar gifting suites with Jane Lynch, Marilu Henner, Esai Morales, Brigitte Nielsen and Judd Nelson as guests, and also worked with George Lopez at his annual classic golf event.
Her longtime friend, fashion designer Sue Wong, confirmed the news on her Facebook page, calling the public relations expert a “good friend.”
Rest in peace: Hollywood publicist Doris Bergman, left, died Wednesday at the age of 68 along with her husband Albert Sassoe Jr and their cat. The couple died at a remote home in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles, YoVenice reported Thursday.
His fans: He worked with George Lopez, left, and Glee’s Jane Lynch, right.
According to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), the incident was reported around 2:20 a.m.
LAFD spokesman Brian Humphrey told the site that the call from the house was “disconnected” before the situation could be determined.
The site added that the fire was “intensive” and was in the kitchen and living room.
‘In searching the premises, firefighters located a lifeless man, woman and cat inside the burned-out house. Other than medical or veterinary assistance, they were determined to be dead at the scene,” Humphrey said.
No other injuries were reported.
According to LAFD, the home did not have operating fire sprinklers.
According to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner, the victims are Albert Sassoe Jr., 65, and Doris Bergman, 68.
The coroner has yet to determine the specific cause, time and manner of his death.
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Doris’s friend Sue Wong took to Facebook to share a tribute.
“I am beyond devastated to find out at this time that my good friend Doris Bergman died in an arson fire yesterday along with her husband, Albert, and their pets,” she wrote.
He added that his house was “completely on fire.”
Wong shared that the last time he spoke to Doris was last weekend.
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Sue noted that the pr “sounded quite delusional and hallucinatory, probably from the pain pills and perhaps he was heavily medicated.”
She added: ‘She told me she was lying on the floor and couldn’t sit up because her back and shoulders were injured. She asked me when the two masseurs I was sending would come to treat her and that she would be performing a tea ceremony with them. Honestly, we had never talked about such a thing.
Wong went on to say that he was completely saddened by this loss: “We had a good mental and intellectual bond.”
He then went on to say that he will miss Bergman’s “great sardonic wit, intelligence, generosity of spirit, and wicked dark sense of humor.”
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