Jim Morrison Grave

The snapshot shows rock historian brett meisner standing next to morrison s grave at the pere lachaise cemetery and in the background there s a white figure with its arms seemingly outstretched.
Jim morrison grave. The photo shows the rock historian brett meisner standing next to morrison s grave at the pere lachaise cemetery and in the background there s a white figure with its arms seemingly. Jim was buried in division 6 in père lachaise cemetery on july 7. The grave unmarked for many years became much to the chagrin of cemetery officials a number one paris tourist destination. The photograph taken in 1997 at the french cemetery where doors frontman jim morrison is buried features a ghostly apparition that appears to be morrison.
Jim morrison grave site has been highly visited by fans all over the place resulting in an overcrowded cemetery in specific times of the year especially on jim morrison s birthday the 8th of december. The grave of jim morrison in paris rare fine art prints from pere lachaise cemetery in 1982. A limited edition set of 5 prints featuring the original bust. Born on december 8 1943 jim morrison died in paris on july 3 1971 at the age of 27.
A paris funeral service took charge and jim morrison was placed in a standard simple french veneered coffin and a direct burial was completed at the famous le pere lachaise cemetery in eastern paris. James douglas morrison december 8 1943 july 3 1971 was an american singer songwriter and poet who served as the lead vocalist of the rock band the doors due to his wild personality poetic lyrics his widely recognized voice unpredictable and erratic performances and the dramatic circumstances surrounding his life and early death morrison is regarded by music critics and fans as. In attendance at the burial were jim s girlfriend pamela courson doors manager bill siddons jim s friends agnès varda and alain ronay and jim s. The tombstone on jim morrison s grave.
On any given day hordes of tourists surround his tombstone which has been covered with graffiti by overenthusiastic fans and once featured a bust of morrison before vandals claimed it as their own.