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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]
After her death in 1974, Courson was buried by her family as Pamela Susan Morrison. Her parents petitioned the court for inheritance of Morrison's estate. The probate court in California judged that she and Morrison had what qualified as a common-law marriage. Morrison's will at the time of his death named Courson as the sole heir. [137]
His longtime girlfriend Pamela Courson (who died of a heroin overdose three years later) told French authorities that she found the rocker dead in the bathtub of their Paris apartment after a ...
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 ...
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.
Despite the absence of an official autopsy, the cause of death was listed as heart failure. [126] He was buried in the "Poets' Corner" of Père Lachaise Cemetery on July 7. [127] [128] Morrison died at age 27, the same age as several other famous rock stars in the 27 Club. In 1974, Morrison's girlfriend Pamela Courson also died at the age of 27 ...
Fans and news outlets have also speculated whether or not the song referred to Jim Morrison's common-law wife, Pamela Courson. Jim and Pamela were part of the Topanga community around this time, and Pamela had red-brown hair reminiscent of cinnamon. Young has denied, however, that the song refers to her. [11]
Pamela Courson: December 22, 1946: April 25, 1974: Drug overdose Long-term companion of Jim Morrison and heir to his estate 27 years, 124 days [61] Wallace "Wally" Yohn: January 12, 1947: August 12, 1974: Plane crash: Organ player of Chase: 27 years, 212 days [47] Dave Alexander: June 3, 1947: February 10, 1975: Pulmonary edema due to alcohol abuse