| January 6th, 2005 10:18 PM |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
Doors Manager Danny Sugerman Dead at 50
By Chris Morris
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Danny Sugerman, longtime manager of the Doors and the principal caretaker of the Los Angeles band's legend, died Wednesday in West Hollywood after a long battle with cancer. He was 50.
Sugerman became involved with the Doors as a teenage fan during the group's heyday in the late '60s. He worked as a go-fer for the band, and idolized flamboyant lead singer Jim Morrison. After Morrison's death in Paris in 1971, he became increasingly involved with the surviving members' career and eventually served as their manager.
At his death, he was partnered with co-manager Jeff Jambol. Beyond his work on the business side, Sugerman promoted the Doors tirelessly and prolifically as a writer. With Jerry Hopkins, he co-authored the lurid 1980 Doors biography "No One Here Gets Out Alive," which became a best seller and reignited interest in the band's music. He also wrote or edited other books about Morrison and the band, including "The Doors" and "The Complete Illustrated Lyrics." Sugerman served as a technical advisor on Oliver Stone's 1991 biopic "The Doors." He also penned an autobiographical novel, "Wonderland Avenue: Tales of Glamour and Excess," and a book about the L.A. hard rock band Guns N' Roses, "Appetite for Destruction."
Sugerman is survived by his wife Fawn Hall Sugerman, and a brother and sister.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter |
| January 6th, 2005 10:30 PM |
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| M.O.W.A.T. |
Would that be the same Fawn Hall that was associated with Oliver North in the 80s??? |
| January 6th, 2005 10:42 PM |
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| Zack |
I'm back!
Yes, it's the same Fawn Hall Ollie North's secretary.
That 1980 bio of Jim came out at the height of my Doors freakdom, when I was 16. Read it over and over. Sugerman was 13 year old Denny in the book. He also wrote another great dopesville book Wonderland Avenue.
RIP Danny. |
| January 7th, 2005 08:23 AM |
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| Factory Girl |
How did he die? |
| January 7th, 2005 08:33 AM |
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| mac_daddy |
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Factory Girl wrote:
How did he die?
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died Wednesday in West Hollywood after a long battle with cancer.
i was that same age age when i first read that doors book - loved it. i still think it is one of the best rock books i have read (i also really enjoyed greenfield's stp book)...
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| January 7th, 2005 08:41 AM |
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| Gazza |
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Zack wrote:
I'm back!
Yes, it's the same Fawn Hall Ollie North's secretary.
That 1980 bio of Jim came out at the height of my Doors freakdom, when I was 16. Read it over and over. RIP Danny.
same here. Its a fun read, although on reading it again when a bit older and more cynical, a bit too heavy on the "Jim Morrison was a god" idol worship angle (I think he actually says that quote at the beginning of the book!)
A bit too much enthralled by Jimbo, but what the hell, no harm in it! Too bad he died so young.
I'd no idea about him being married to Fawn Hall, either. Bloody hell. |
| January 7th, 2005 08:53 AM |
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| mac_daddy |
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Gazza wrote:
same here. Its a fun read, although on reading it again when a bit older and more cynical, a bit too heavy on the "Jim Morrison was a god" idol worship angle (I think he actually says that quote at the beginning of the book!)
A bit too much enthralled by Jimbo, but what the hell, no harm in it! Too bad he died so young.
I'd no idea about him being married to Fawn Hall, either. Bloody hell.
good points re: the book, gazza...
i dont even bat an eye re: fawn hall - you would never believe the sh*t i see out here on a daily basis (although, if he was married, why does the obit state he was "partnered" with some other guy..?) |
| January 7th, 2005 09:35 AM |
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| Joey |
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Ten Thousand Motels wrote:
Doors Manager Danny Sugerman Dead at 50
By Chris Morris
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Danny Sugerman, longtime manager of the Doors and the principal caretaker of the Los Angeles band's legend, died Wednesday in West Hollywood after a long battle with cancer. He was 50.
Sugerman became involved with the Doors as a teenage fan during the group's heyday in the late '60s. He worked as a go-fer for the band, and idolized flamboyant lead singer Jim Morrison. After Morrison's death in Paris in 1971, he became increasingly involved with the surviving members' career and eventually served as their manager.
At his death, he was partnered with co-manager Jeff Jambol. Beyond his work on the business side, Sugerman promoted the Doors tirelessly and prolifically as a writer. With Jerry Hopkins, he co-authored the lurid 1980 Doors biography "No One Here Gets Out Alive," which became a best seller and reignited interest in the band's music. He also wrote or edited other books about Morrison and the band, including "The Doors" and "The Complete Illustrated Lyrics." Sugerman served as a technical advisor on Oliver Stone's 1991 biopic "The Doors." He also penned an autobiographical novel, "Wonderland Avenue: Tales of Glamour and Excess," and a book about the L.A. hard rock band Guns N' Roses, "Appetite for Destruction."
Sugerman is survived by his wife Fawn Hall Sugerman, and a brother and sister.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
Danny Sugarman was Pete Townshend's boyfriend in the late 1960's . |
| January 7th, 2005 10:25 AM |
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| gypsy |
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Joey wrote:
Danny Sugarman was Pete Townshend's boyfriend in the late 1960's .
No, joey, your Dad was Petey's boyfriend in the late 1960's. |
| January 7th, 2005 10:43 AM |
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| Joey |
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gypsy wrote:
No, joey, your Dad was Petey's boyfriend in the late 1960's.
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| January 7th, 2005 10:51 AM |
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| gypsy |
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Joey wrote:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Come on! It's not like you didn't know. |
| January 7th, 2005 11:10 AM |
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| Joey |
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gypsy wrote:
Come on! It's not like you didn't know.
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| January 7th, 2005 11:12 AM |
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| GimmeExile |
Ten Thousand Motels, thanks for posting the obituary. I found out by reading it here.
Danny Sugarman was a great writer. I read "No One Here Gets Out Alive" in high school and was glued to that book; it was engrossing and written in a fluid style...But the book he wrote that left the most lasting impression was his autobiography "Wonderland Avenue." It details his life working with Jim Morrison as a young fan turned manager. He also befriended Iggy Pop and lived with him during his heyday in L.A. More than a Doors book, though, it chronicles the L.A. scene of the 1970s--what it was like to live in Laurel Canyon, hang out at the Rainbow Bar & Grill, the Whisky and other Sunset Strip haunts.
There is a great passage in the book where he writes about EXILE ON MAIN STREET along with Bruce Springsteen's BORN TO RUN as the two albums that he played in his car. He writes passionately how the themes for both albums deal with freedom and release.
The depictions of his heroin addiction are harrowing. I remember getting nauseous while reading one graphic scene--that's how powerful his writing was.
[Edited by GimmeExile] |
| January 7th, 2005 11:39 AM |
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| glencar |
In the obit "partnered" might be meant in the traditional sense of business partnership. |
| January 7th, 2005 11:52 AM |
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| Joey |
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glencar wrote:
In the obit "partnered" might be meant in the traditional sense of business partnership.
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| January 7th, 2005 11:56 AM |
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| glencar |
Never more, shecky! |
| January 7th, 2005 11:57 AM |
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| Joey |
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Never more, shecky!
Snarky ! ™ |
| January 7th, 2005 11:58 AM |
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| gypsy |
It doesn't mean they were "partnered" in the same sense as josh and joey.
www.HoweMilitary.com |
| January 7th, 2005 12:23 PM |
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| glencar |
use your words, Joey. You did it once. |
| January 7th, 2005 02:55 PM |
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| gypsy |
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Joey wrote:
***** BLANK STARE *********
Speak, joey, speak! |
| January 7th, 2005 03:05 PM |
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| Joey |
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gypsy wrote:
Speak, joey, speak!
********* END TRANSMISSION *********** |
| January 7th, 2005 03:06 PM |
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| Saint Sway |
THIS JUST IN....
the latest rumor is that Sugarman faked his death.
he's living under an alias somewhere in the South of France |
| January 7th, 2005 03:07 PM |
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| Joey |
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Saint Sway wrote:
THIS JUST IN....
the latest rumor is that Sugarman faked his death.
he's living under an alias somewhere in the South of France
Funny Post ! ... Thanks S.S. !
Please feel free to take the rest of the day off .
JACKY ! ™ |
| January 7th, 2005 03:13 PM |
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| Gazza |
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Saint Sway wrote:
THIS JUST IN....
the latest rumor is that Sugarman faked his death.
he's living under an alias somewhere in the South of France
LMAO. Post of the week. Please feel free to take the rest of the day off! |
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