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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]
Jim’s body was found on July 3, 1971, in the bathtub of a Paris apartment rented by his then-girlfriend, Pamela Courson. His official cause of death was listed as heart failure, but no autopsy ...
Courson attended his concerts and focused on supporting his career. [135] Like Morrison, she was described by many as fiery, determined and attractive, as someone who was tough despite appearing fragile. Manzarek called Pamela "Jim's other half" and said, "I never knew another person who could so complement his bizarreness." [136]
Singer Jim Morrison of The Doors with girlfriend Pamela Courson during a 1969 photo shoot at Bronson Caves in the Hollywood Hills, California. Morrison died in the early morning hours of July 3, 1971.
On March 11, 1971, [123] near the end of the mixing of L.A. Woman, Morrison took a leave of absence from the Doors and moved to Paris with Pamela Courson; [124] he had visited the city the previous summer. On July 3, 1971, following months of residency, Morrison was found dead in the bath by Courson. [125]
Born to Italian–American parents, [1] Ferrara met the band after photographing Jim Morrison's girlfriend Pamela Courson. He began working with the group as a stills photographers and many of his color and black & white photos appeared in a 24-page souvenir book sold at Doors' concerts in 1968. [2]
Morrison, having grown disillusioned with fame, performed his final concert with The Doors in December 1970 and moved with longtime girlfriend Pamela Courson to Paris, where he hoped to focus on ...
Morrison's longtime companion and common-law wife Pamela Courson was one of the first to attempt to publish Morrison's works, and though she died before she was successful, her family looked to do the same, as their daughter had been named Morrison's sole heir shortly after her own death. Copies of Morrison's manuscripts, however, reportedly ...