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Jim Morrison’s Paris grave bust reappears after 37 years

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15.16 26 May 2025


Jim Morrison’s Paris grave bust reappears after 37 years


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15.16 26 May 2025


A lot of us would be familiar with the image of Jim Morrison’s graffitied grave in Paris’s Père-Lachaise Cemetery.

What you may not have been aware of is that the grave used to have a marble sculpture of The Door’s frontman’s head atop it.

The bust had been missing, presumed stolen for 37 years but now unexpectedly it has shown up.

Carolyn Campbell is a Photographer and Author of 'City of Immortals: Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris'. She joins Tom Dunne to discuss.


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