Pearl courson biography
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Pamela Courson
Partner of Jim Morrison (1946–1974)
Pamela Courson | |
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Born | Pamela Susan Courson (1946-12-22)December 22, 1946 Weed, California, U.S. |
Died | April 25, 1974(1974-04-25) (aged 27) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, California, U.S. |
Partner | Jim Morrison (1965–1971; his death) |
Pamela Susan Courson (December 22, 1946 – April 25, 1974) was the long-term companion of Jim Morrison, singer of the Doors.
Pearl courson biography
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]
Early life
Courson was born in Weed, California.
Her father, Columbus "Corky" Courson (1918–2008), had been a Navybombardier (attaining the rank of Commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve) before he became a junior high school principal in Villa Park, California. Her mother, Pearl "Penny" Courson