While the date on this movie is listed as 1964, morrisons scenes may have been filmed in 1962. Morrison is the author or coauthor of more than 90 articles in refereed journals with special emphasis on marketing research and applied statistics. As his student work demonstrates, manzarek was a talented filmmaker who could have had a career in film. In 1964, jim morrison made the short film first love as part of his ucla film course. For people like me, who have spent long decades crossreferencing books and films in a search for the real jim morrison, this groundbreaking book is revealing and reassuring. More than 45 years later, the resulting feast of friends dvd was finally released. Ucla to restore student films involving the doors ray manzarek. Friends gathered together answers the question, what was jim morrison really like. Searching for jim morrison formerly before the end. Not much is known about his early years, although he claimed in interviews that he began writing poetry in sixth grade and filled his notebooks with writings through high school.
Back in those days, the ucla film school was supposedly more about experimental or avantgarde filmmaking versus the crosstown film school at usc, which was more about helping students learn the hollywood. Jim morrison attended ucla from 1964 to 1965 and graduated with a bachelors degree in film. While pursuing his film studies in ucla, morrison made two films first love, which morrison made along with his roommate max. Ray manzarek attended ucla from late 1961 to 1965 and graduated with a masters degree in film. He saw the doors in new york, and he caught them in their pomp on the sunset strip.
The original program for this event see below profiles many of the films, including rays who and where i live, patient 411. As his student work demonstrates, manzarek was a talented filmmaker who could have had a career in film, had he not joined morrison in forming the doors in the summer of 1965. Ucla to restore student films involving the doors ray. Jim morrison comes of age, the spotlight is turned on the fleshandblood man behind the myth, as well as the boy who begat the man. Jim morrison, ray manzarek, robbie krieger playing a game of cards. Jim morrison was a poet and an artist with a degree in cinematography. Ucla launches drive to restore ray manzarekjim morrison. During his second year at ucla, in 1965, jim took a film production course with terry mccartneyfilgate, a canadian documentary film maker who was a visiting teacher. This ucla student film captures a psychedelic montage of students in front of canters deli on fairfax avenue. Born on december 8, 1943, in melbourne, florida, jim morrison was an american rock singer and songwriter. That year was also a turning point for ray manzarek and jim morrison, two ucla film school graduates who would pivot their creative energy. Jim morrison graduated from film school at ucla in 1965 and he and ray manzarek formed the doors in june of that year. List of ucla school of theater, film and television alumni.
Jim morrison was the sound man on my first student film at ucla. The doors ray manzarek and jim morrison as college. Jim morrison is one of the twentieth centurys most mysterious and misunderstood figures. Welcome to the ucla school of theater, film and television, where diverse, talented students from all over the world are steeped in humanistic storytelling and follow a leadingedge, 21st. He studied film at ucla, where he met the members of what would become the doors. During his short life, morrison made an experimental filmhwyand completed a documentary on the doors, feast of friends, with two friends, paul ferrara and frank lisciandro. This ucla student film captures a psychedelic montage of students in front of. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Jim morrison biography childhood, life achievements. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while. Manzarek and morrisons shared passion for films led them to hire paul ferrara, their friend and fellow student at ucla film school, to follow the doors around on their 1968 tour with a camera crew.
In his tenure in ucla, he made several short films and. In an extended party sequence, jim morrison can be seen briefly. Lisciandro went to film school with morrison at ucla and photographed the doors. Morrison completed his undergraduate degree at uclas film school within the theater arts department of the college of fine arts in 1965. This version has been recut to the doors track the spy by nuno monteiro, which fits rather well. Your question is an exceedingly difficult one to answer, because no one is exactly sure who received what, and when nor is there clarity regarding the future of jim morrisons estateroyalties. The vietnam war was escalating and there was a particular event that many americans may still not have heard of yet but admiral morrison was very vocal about. His first short film, first love, is featured in the documentary obscura. An american pastoral, and codirected the concert film feast of friends. Jim then turned to film school at ucla, where he found a real passion for the filmmaking industry. The story of jim morrison and the doors worldation. His father, a career navy officer, was transferred from base to base during his sons childhood, but, by his jims early teens, the family had settled in alexandria, virginia. School of theater, film and television welcome to the city that sparks the stories, makes the dreams and launches legends welcome to the ucla school of theater, film and television, where diverse, talented students from all over the world are steeped in humanistic storytelling and follow a leadingedge, 21st. Jim morrison was a poet and an artist with a degree in.
Rare jim morrison student film from his college days in the early 60s. A screening of kinky, directed by james joannides and maurice bardavid. Does jim morrisons family still receive royalties from. In 1965, morrison received his undergraduate degree at uclas film school and the theatre arts department of the college of fine arts. Preserving these films before its too late contributes not only to the history of the ucla school of theater, film and television, but also to the history of american. Jim morrison, one of the founding members of the doors, met his. In the independent documentary film before the end.
Don morrison came to ucla anderson in 1988 after 22 years at the graduate school of business at columbia university. Prisadskys generous and insightful personal notes below provide a fascinating glimpse into the history of uclas famed film school in the 1960s. Bringing jim morrison back to life in the longlost hwy. Morrison completed his undergraduate degree in the universitys film school. Keyboardist ray manzarek and ucla film school classmate morrison shared a love of music and an ambitious creative spirit. First creative outlet in film james douglas morrison was born in melbourne, florida, on december 8, 1943. Jim morrison biography life, family, childhood, name. Ray manzarek and jim morrison in a scene from induction. A progress report by ronald raley, a film crediting jim morrison with cinematography, and five situations for camera, recorder and people, a film by alex prisadsky that credits jim morrison with sound. Archive opens doors to restoring films made by the doors members.
A screening of the 1960sera ucla student film patient 411. Had he not overdosed in paris in 1971, the doors jim morrison would have been 67 years old this december 8. Lets start things off at the ucla campus back at the beginning of 1964 where you would first meet ray manzarek and jim morrison. The accompanying photos included morrisons high school senior. In an alltooperfect moment, the two famously formed the band on the. The coop, a coffee shop that was once located on the alevel of the ackerman student union building, is believed to be where jim morrison first met fellow ucla film student ray manzarek. This is a list of alumni of the ucla school of theater, film and television. Director ronald raley will introduce and discuss the films cinematography by famous ucla film major, jim morrison of the doors. With robby krieger and john densmore, that band would become the doors. It is ironic that jim morrison, ucla film schools most famous alumnus, never made a filmor not at least in the conventional hollywood sense. Jim morrison in florida state university film 1964 full. Ucla launches drive to restore ray manzarekjim morrison filmwork.
Graduated film school at ucla in mid1965, officially receiving a bachelor of arts degree. Morrison told manzarek he had been writing songs morrison said i was taking notes at a fantastic rocknroll concert going on in my head and, with manzareks. Every incoming firstyear student hears it at orientation. The keyboardist, whose snaky vox organ solos were as much a part of the bands sound as jim morrisons beat poet vocals, met morrison while they. Friends gathered together kindle edition by lisciandro, frank, wheeler, steven, lisciandro, frank. The group had made its stage debut at a ucla film school screening where one of. The doors break on through to the other side this day. That year was also a turning point for ray manzarek and jim morrison, two ucla film school graduates who would pivot their creative energy from the silver screen to stages and recording studios as founders of the iconic rock band the doors by years end. The great lost doors movie reveals how jim really was. A 40page small red leatherbound book of poetry with embossed gilt lettering on the cover reading an american prayerjim morrison. They had met through manzarek, a friend of morrisons from ucla film school, at a transcendental meditation workshop run by the guru maharishi mahesh yogi. Upon his death, jim morrsions estate went to pam c. The doors performed their final show with jim morrison on december 16.