Celebrity Deaths in 2013

Ray Manzarek

The Doors co-founder and keyboardist died May 20 at 74 after battling bile duct cancer. Manzarek founded The Doors after meeting then-poet Jim Morrison at UCLA film school. The Doors, which also included guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore, released its eponynous debut album in 1967. The group went on to sell more than 100 million albums, thanks to iconic hits such as "Hello, I Love You," "Light My Fire" and "Riders on the Storm." The Doors put out eight more studio albums before Morrison's untimely death in 1971. After that, Manzarek served as vocalist for a short period of time before the group fell apart. He went on to play in bands, including Nite City, and collaborated with "Weird Al" Yankovic and guitarist Roy Rogers in recent years. Manzarek also reunited with Krieger to tour as The Doors in recent years.