# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ray-manzarek
# Generated: 2026-08-13T22:35:33.560Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/ray-manzarek"
name: "Ray Manzarek"
slug: "ray-manzarek"
description: "Raymond Daniel Manzarek Jr. was an American keyboardist, vocalist, and music producer. He is best known as a member of the rock band the Doors, co-founding the group in 1965 with fellow UCLA Film School graduate Jim Morrison. Manzarek is credited for his innovative playing and abilities on organ-style keyboard instruments."
tagline: "American keyboardist (1939–2013)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The_Doors_(1971)_(cropped).png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1939-02-12"
deathDate: "2013-05-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump