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Morrison. Died: Jim Morrison, 27, American singer and leader of The Doors, was found dead in his bathtub in Paris, France; [18] the cause of death remains uncertain, but an unintentional heroin overdose was the most popular theory. [19]
James Douglas Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer, songwriter and poet who was the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band the Doors.
Drug overdoses and intoxication can also cause indirect deaths. For example, while marijuana does not cause fatal overdoses, being intoxicated by it can increase the chance of fatal traffic collisions. [4] Drug use and overdoses increased significantly in the 1800s due to the commercialization and availability of certain drugs.
Fifty years after his death in Paris, we look back at some of Doors frontman Jim Morrison’s iconic musings, lyrics and poetry.
Pamela Susan Courson (December 22, 1946 – April 25, 1974) was the long-term companion of Jim Morrison, singer of the Doors. Courson stated she discovered Morrison's body in the bathtub of a Paris apartment in 1971. She died three years after him, in 1974. She was later legally recognized as his common-law wife. [1]
Val Kilmer played The Doors rocker Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone's "The Doors." Jim Morrison, left, and Val Kilmer, right, as Morrison in "The Doors." Central Press/Getty Images; Tri-Star Pictures
The following is a list of notable performers of rock and roll music or rock music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters or in other closely related roles, who have died in the 1970s. The list gives their date, cause and location of death, and their age.
With the arrests earlier this month of the people who supplied and injected the actor with the dosages that killed him, we learned a few more details about the actor’s death. Among them: