▁with ▁Minn elli , ▁although ▁the ▁same ▁person ▁who ▁related ▁G aba ' s ▁claim ▁also ▁admitted ▁that ▁G aba ▁" was ▁known ▁to ▁emb ell ish ▁quite ▁a ▁bit ." ▁Minn elli ▁reported ly ▁had ▁an ▁affair ▁with ▁L ena ▁Hor ne ▁while ▁making ▁Cab in ▁in ▁the ▁Sky . ▁ ▁Death ▁Minn elli ▁died ▁in ▁his ▁B ever ly ▁Hills ▁home , ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁aged ▁ 8 3 , ▁of ▁em phys ema ▁and ▁p neum onia , ▁which ▁had ▁caused ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁repeatedly ▁hospital ized ▁in ▁his ▁final ▁year . ▁He ▁reported ly ▁also ▁suffered ▁from ▁Al z heimer ' s ▁disease . ▁He ▁is ▁inter red ▁in ▁Forest ▁La wn ▁Memorial ▁Park ▁in ▁Gl end ale , ▁California . ▁ ▁Minn elli ▁left ▁an ▁estate ▁val ued ▁at ▁US $ 1 . 1   mill ion , ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁left ▁to ▁his ▁daughter ▁L iza ▁Minn elli . ▁Minn elli ▁be que athed ▁US $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁his ▁wid ow . ▁All ▁of ▁Minn elli ' s ▁property ▁was ▁be que athed ▁to ▁his ▁daughter ▁L iza . ▁ ▁Film ography ▁ ▁Theatre ▁cred its ▁ ▁Pub lished ▁works ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Mc El han ey , ▁Joe . ▁ ▁The ▁Death ▁of ▁Class ical ▁Cinema : ▁H itch cock , ▁Lang , ▁Minn elli . ▁Alb any : ▁S UN Y ▁Press