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Jim Morrison is a Actor, Director, Writer, Producer and Original Music Composer American born on 8 december 1943 at Melbourne (USA)
James Douglas "Jim" Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer, songwriter and poet best remembered as the lead singer of The Doors.
Due to his songwriting, wild personality and performances, he is regarded by critics and fans as one of the most iconic and influential frontmen in rock music history, and due to the dramatic circumstances surrounding his life and death, in the latter part of the 20th century, he was one of the popular culture's most rebellious and oft-displayed icons, representing generational gap and youth counterculture. He was also well known for improvising spoken word poetry passages while the band played live. Morrison was ranked number 47 on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time", and number 22 on Classic Rock Magazine's "50 Greatest Singers In Rock". Ray Manzarek said that Morrison "embodied hippie counterculture rebellion..." Morrison was sometimes referred to by other monikers, such as "Lizard King" and "King of Orgasmic Rock".
Morrison developed an alcohol dependency. He died at the age of 27 in Paris, probably of an accidental heroin overdose. No autopsy was performed, and the exact cause of Morrison's death is still disputed. Jim Morrison's grave is located at Père Lachaise Cemetery in eastern Paris.
Morrison's early life was the semi-nomadic existence typical of military families. Jerry Hopkins recorded Morrison's brother, Andy, explaining that his parents had determined never to use physical corporal punishment such as spanking on their children. They instead instilled discipline and levied punishment by the military tradition known as dressing down. This consisted of yelling at and berating the children until they were reduced to tears and acknowledged their failings. Once Morrison graduated from UCLA, he broke off most contact with his family. By the time Morrison's music ascended to the top of the charts (in 1967) he had not been in communication with his family for more than a year and falsely claimed that his parents and siblings were dead (or claiming, as it has been widely misreported, that he was an only child).
This misinformation was published as part of the materials distributed with the Doors' self-titled debut album. Admiral Morrison was not supportive of his son's career choice in music. One day, an acquaintance brought over a record thought to have Jim on the cover. The record was the Doors' self-titled debut. The young man played the record for Morrison's father and family. Upon hearing the record, Morrison's father wrote him a letter telling him "to give up any idea of singing or any connection with a music group because of what I consider to be a complete lack of talent in this direction." In a letter to the Florida Probation and Parole Commission District Office dated October 2, 1970, Morrison's father acknowledged the breakdown in family communications as the result of an argument over his assessment of his son's musical talents. He said he could not blame his son for being reluctant to initiate contact and that he was proud of him nonetheless.
Relationships
Morrison met his long-term companion, Pamela Courson, before he gained fame or fortune, and she encouraged him to develop his poetry. At times, Courson used the surname "Morrison" with his apparent consent, or at least lack of concern. After Courson's death in 1974, and after her parents petitioned the court for inheritance of Morrison's estate, the probate court in California decided that she and Morrison had once had what qualified as a common-law marriage, despite neither having applied for such status while they were living and common-law marriage not being recognized in California. Morrison's will lists him as "an unmarried person." Morrison and Courson's relationship was a stormy one, with frequent loud arguments and periods of separation. Biographer Danny Sugerman surmised that part of their difficulties may have stemmed from a conflict between their respective commitments to an open relationship and the consequences of living in such a relationship.
In 1970, Morrison participated in a Celtic Pagan handfasting ceremony with rock critic and science fiction/fantasy author Patricia Kennealy. Before witnesses, one of them a Presbyterian minister, the couple signed a document declaring themselves wed, but none of the necessary paperwork for a legal marriage was filed with the state. Kennealy discussed her experiences with Morrison in her autobiography Strange Days: My Life With and Without Jim Morrison and in an interview reported in the book Rock Wives.
Morrison also reportedly regularly had sex with fans ("groupies") such as Josépha Karcz who wrote a novel about their night together, and had numerous short flings with other musicians, as well as writers and photographers involved in the music business. They included Nico, the singer associated with the Velvet Underground, a one night stand with singer Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane, an on-again, off-again relationship with 16 Magazine's Gloria Stavers as well as an alleged alcohol-fueled encounter with Janis Joplin. David Crosby said many years later Morrison treated Joplin poorly at a party at the Calabasas, California home of John Davidson while Davidson was out of town. She allegedly attacked him with a bottle of alcohol in front of witnesses, and that ended their only encounter. At the time of Morrison's death there were at least three paternity actions pending against him, although no claims were made against his estate by any of the putative paternity claimants.
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Jim Morrison
Birth name James Douglas Morrison
Nationality USA
Birth 8 december 1943 at Melbourne (USA)
Death 3 july 1971 (at 27 years) at Paris (France)
Nationality USA
Birth 8 december 1943 at Melbourne (USA)
Death 3 july 1971 (at 27 years) at Paris (France)
Due to his songwriting, wild personality and performances, he is regarded by critics and fans as one of the most iconic and influential frontmen in rock music history, and due to the dramatic circumstances surrounding his life and death, in the latter part of the 20th century, he was one of the popular culture's most rebellious and oft-displayed icons, representing generational gap and youth counterculture. He was also well known for improvising spoken word poetry passages while the band played live. Morrison was ranked number 47 on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time", and number 22 on Classic Rock Magazine's "50 Greatest Singers In Rock". Ray Manzarek said that Morrison "embodied hippie counterculture rebellion..." Morrison was sometimes referred to by other monikers, such as "Lizard King" and "King of Orgasmic Rock".
Morrison developed an alcohol dependency. He died at the age of 27 in Paris, probably of an accidental heroin overdose. No autopsy was performed, and the exact cause of Morrison's death is still disputed. Jim Morrison's grave is located at Père Lachaise Cemetery in eastern Paris.
Biography
Morrison's familyMorrison's early life was the semi-nomadic existence typical of military families. Jerry Hopkins recorded Morrison's brother, Andy, explaining that his parents had determined never to use physical corporal punishment such as spanking on their children. They instead instilled discipline and levied punishment by the military tradition known as dressing down. This consisted of yelling at and berating the children until they were reduced to tears and acknowledged their failings. Once Morrison graduated from UCLA, he broke off most contact with his family. By the time Morrison's music ascended to the top of the charts (in 1967) he had not been in communication with his family for more than a year and falsely claimed that his parents and siblings were dead (or claiming, as it has been widely misreported, that he was an only child).
This misinformation was published as part of the materials distributed with the Doors' self-titled debut album. Admiral Morrison was not supportive of his son's career choice in music. One day, an acquaintance brought over a record thought to have Jim on the cover. The record was the Doors' self-titled debut. The young man played the record for Morrison's father and family. Upon hearing the record, Morrison's father wrote him a letter telling him "to give up any idea of singing or any connection with a music group because of what I consider to be a complete lack of talent in this direction." In a letter to the Florida Probation and Parole Commission District Office dated October 2, 1970, Morrison's father acknowledged the breakdown in family communications as the result of an argument over his assessment of his son's musical talents. He said he could not blame his son for being reluctant to initiate contact and that he was proud of him nonetheless.
Relationships
Morrison met his long-term companion, Pamela Courson, before he gained fame or fortune, and she encouraged him to develop his poetry. At times, Courson used the surname "Morrison" with his apparent consent, or at least lack of concern. After Courson's death in 1974, and after her parents petitioned the court for inheritance of Morrison's estate, the probate court in California decided that she and Morrison had once had what qualified as a common-law marriage, despite neither having applied for such status while they were living and common-law marriage not being recognized in California. Morrison's will lists him as "an unmarried person." Morrison and Courson's relationship was a stormy one, with frequent loud arguments and periods of separation. Biographer Danny Sugerman surmised that part of their difficulties may have stemmed from a conflict between their respective commitments to an open relationship and the consequences of living in such a relationship.
In 1970, Morrison participated in a Celtic Pagan handfasting ceremony with rock critic and science fiction/fantasy author Patricia Kennealy. Before witnesses, one of them a Presbyterian minister, the couple signed a document declaring themselves wed, but none of the necessary paperwork for a legal marriage was filed with the state. Kennealy discussed her experiences with Morrison in her autobiography Strange Days: My Life With and Without Jim Morrison and in an interview reported in the book Rock Wives.
Morrison also reportedly regularly had sex with fans ("groupies") such as Josépha Karcz who wrote a novel about their night together, and had numerous short flings with other musicians, as well as writers and photographers involved in the music business. They included Nico, the singer associated with the Velvet Underground, a one night stand with singer Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane, an on-again, off-again relationship with 16 Magazine's Gloria Stavers as well as an alleged alcohol-fueled encounter with Janis Joplin. David Crosby said many years later Morrison treated Joplin poorly at a party at the Calabasas, California home of John Davidson while Davidson was out of town. She allegedly attacked him with a bottle of alcohol in front of witnesses, and that ended their only encounter. At the time of Morrison's death there were at least three paternity actions pending against him, although no claims were made against his estate by any of the putative paternity claimants.
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When You're Strange (2010)
, 1h26Directed by Tom DiCillo
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Actors Johnny Depp, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek
Roles Self (archive footage)
Rating75%
Le documentaire, narré par Johnny Depp, retrace la carrière des Doors, de leur création à la mort de Jim Morrison, en la restituant dans le contexte de l'époque.
The Beaches of Agnès (2008)
, 1h50Directed by Agnès Varda
Origin France
Genres Drama, Biography, Documentary
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Autobiographical documentary films
Actors Jacques Demy, Mathieu Demy, Agnès Varda, Jane Birkin, Yolande Moreau, Gérard Depardieu
Roles Self (archive footage)
Rating79%
« Si on ouvrait les gens, on trouverait des paysages. Moi, si on m’ouvrait, on trouverait des plages. » (Agnès Varda).
, 2h7Directed by Murray Lerner
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Historical, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Concert, Musical films
Actors Donovan, Bob Dylan, Roger Daltrey, Kris Kristofferson, Miles Davis, Greg Lake
Roles lui-même (The Doors)
Rating75%
En août 1970, 600 000 fans ont afflué vers l'île de Wight pour assister au troisième et dernier festival qui se tiendra sur l'île. Outre la musique, ils ont également jeté un coup d'œil sur la cupidité, le cynisme et la corruption qui allaient affliger l'industrie de la musique pour les années à venir. Ils ont également assisté à la performance finale droguée de Jimi Hendrix en Angleterre deux semaines seulement avant qu'il ne rencontre une mort tragique. Quand tout fut fini, la vision du rock and roll par les fans n'a plus jamais été la même.
The World of Jacques Demy (1995)
, 1h30Directed by Agnès Varda
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Actors Anouk Aimée, Agnès Varda, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve, Anne Vernon, Harrison Ford
Roles Self (archive footage)
Rating73%
"Après avoir fait un film de fiction sur l'enfance de Jacques (JACQUOT DE NANTES), mon intention a été de faire un documentaire – relativement objectif – sur Jacques Demy, adulte et cinéaste. J'ai recueilli des témoignages et suscité des réactions. J'ai moi-même apporté des souvenirs et des documents sur lui mais j'ai souvent passé le relais à ses amis, à ses proches, aux acteurs et actrices qui ont travaillé avec lui, à des " fans " et à trois demoiselles qui ne l'ont pas connu mais qui circulent naturellement dans son univers." Agnès Varda
Lions Love (1969)
, 1h50Directed by Agnès Varda
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about films
Actors Viva, Shirley Clarke, James Rado, Eddie Constantine, Peter Bogdanovich, Agnès Varda
Roles Self (uncredited)
Rating59%
Le film s'ouvre sur les acteurs Billie Dixon et Richard Bright interprétant Jean Harlow et Billy the Kid dans la pièce The Beard de Michael McClure.
HWY: An American Pastoral (1969)
, 52minutesDirected by Jim Morrison
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Jim Morrison
Roles The Hitchhiker
Rating65%
La première séquence montre l'auto-stoppeur (Jim Morrison) sortant d'un étang, et mettre ses vêtements. Il marche ensuite dans la montagne de l'étang. Il commence à marcher sur l'autoroute et une voix-off de Morrison relate l'événement des Indiens morts sur la route lorsqu'il était enfant. On le voit sortir d'une voiture enlisée dans le sable.
Director
HWY: An American Pastoral (1969)
, 52minutesDirected by Jim Morrison
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Jim Morrison
Rating65%
La première séquence montre l'auto-stoppeur (Jim Morrison) sortant d'un étang, et mettre ses vêtements. Il marche ensuite dans la montagne de l'étang. Il commence à marcher sur l'autoroute et une voix-off de Morrison relate l'événement des Indiens morts sur la route lorsqu'il était enfant. On le voit sortir d'une voiture enlisée dans le sable.
Scriptwriter
HWY: An American Pastoral (1969)
, 52minutesDirected by Jim Morrison
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Jim Morrison
Roles Writer
Rating65%
La première séquence montre l'auto-stoppeur (Jim Morrison) sortant d'un étang, et mettre ses vêtements. Il marche ensuite dans la montagne de l'étang. Il commence à marcher sur l'autoroute et une voix-off de Morrison relate l'événement des Indiens morts sur la route lorsqu'il était enfant. On le voit sortir d'une voiture enlisée dans le sable.
Producer
HWY: An American Pastoral (1969)
, 52minutesDirected by Jim Morrison
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Jim Morrison
Roles Producer
Rating65%
La première séquence montre l'auto-stoppeur (Jim Morrison) sortant d'un étang, et mettre ses vêtements. Il marche ensuite dans la montagne de l'étang. Il commence à marcher sur l'autoroute et une voix-off de Morrison relate l'événement des Indiens morts sur la route lorsqu'il était enfant. On le voit sortir d'une voiture enlisée dans le sable.
Sound
Jarhead (2005)
, 2h3Directed by Sam Mendes
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Political films, Le désert, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Chris Cooper, Jamie Foxx, Lucas Black, Jacob Vargas
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating69%
In 1989, Anthony "Swoff" Swofford (Jake Gyllenhaal) attends or assists to U.S. Marine Corps training before being stationed at Camp Pendleton. Claiming that he joined the military because he "got lost on the way to college", Swofford finds his time at Camp Pendleton difficult, and struggles to make friends. While Swofford feigns illness to avoid his responsibilities, a "lifer", Marine Staff Sergeant Sykes (Jamie Foxx), takes note of his potential and orders Swofford to attend his Scout Sniper course.