A Mother and a "Mama"—Cass Elliot Remembered by Her Daughter

Owen Elliot-Kugell was only seven years old when her mother died unexpectedly. And though her mom’s birth certificate read “Ellen Naomi Cohen,” fans around the world knew the woman with the powerhouse voice and buoyant stage presence by another name: Cass Elliot.Still more knew her as “Mama Cass,” derived from her best-known role as one of the four voices in the folk-rockers The Mamas and The Papas of the 1960s. They hit big with songs like “California Dreamin’,” “Monday, Monday,” “Dedicated to the One I Love” and “I Saw Her...