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Pamela Courson

パメラ・カーソン　/　ぱめら・かーそん

American singer

December 22, 1946 – April 25, 1974　・　Weed, California, United States

California
singer

My Take

Pamela Courson interests me as a figure who lived at the dead center of an era without ever stepping into its spotlight. She was Jim Morrison's companion, the one who reportedly found his body in Paris, and she followed him three years later at twenty-seven, the same age. Only after death was she legally recognized as his common-law wife. There is something quietly devastating in that arc, a life defined by proximity to genius and grief. I find myself oddly protective of her memory, drawn to the person who watched the storm from closest range.

Overview

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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Pamela Courson
Name (Japanese): パメラ・カーソン
Reading: ぱめら・かーそん
Born: December 22, 1946 – April 25, 1974
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Dog
Origin: Weed, California, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Orange High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamela%20Courson

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