Ray Manzarek

Birth Name:
Raymond Daniel Manzarek Jr.
Birth Date:
February 12, 1939
Birth Place:
Chicago, Illinois
Death Date:
May 20, 2013
Place of Death:
RoMed Clinic, Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany
Age:
74
Cause of Death:
Cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer)
Cemetery Name:
Cremated
Claim to Fame:
Music
Associates:
Ray Manzarek was an American singer, producer, film director, and author. He was best known as the co-founder of the rock band The Doors with singer and lyricist Jim Morrison. Manzarek was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 as a member of the Doors. USA Today defined him as "one of the best keyboardists ever".

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Cremated

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North America

Grave Location:

Ashes in the possession of his wife Dorothy Manzarek

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Videos Featuring Ray Manzarek:
The Doors: The Soft Parade, A Retrospective (1991, Ray Manzarek's documentary)
Jordan the Lion - The Doors Workshop - LA Woman
Light My Fire - Ray Manzarek's Solo (Live Hollywood Bowl 1968)
Ray Manzarek - Riders on the Storm
The Doors - The Crystal Ship / Dick Clark Interview / Light My Fire
The Doors - People Are Strange
The Doors - Riders on the Storm
The Story of the Doors
The Doors Interview (1968)
Ray Manzarek in Venice
Ray Manzarek, The Doors keyboardist, on why he hates the Oliver Stone Doors film
Ray Manzarek on the death of Jim Morrison
Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger at Jim Morrison's Grave on 3rd July 2011 - Père Lachaise

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