Pere Lachaise

(Newser) - In a city known for its famous residents, even in death, there's now a lottery for a spot in one of Paris' most storied cemeteries—close to legends like Jim Morrison and Chopin. Those who oversee the Pere Lachaise, Montparnasse, and Montmartre cemeteries are offering a rare chance for...

(Newser) - A bust of Jim Morrison that was missing for 37 years—10 years longer than the Doors frontman lived—has been recovered. Authorities say the sculpture, stolen from the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris in 1988, was recovered by a police financial and anti-corruption brigade, reports CBS News . Sources tell...

(Newser) - The Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris has long been rumored to be getting tired of its most famous American resident—and the tributes his fans leave behind—but a fan in Jim Morrison's Florida birthplace says he has a new home for the the Doors singer. John Tice, a...

(Newser) - The days of puckering up to leave a lipstick kiss on Oscar Wilde's tomb are over for all but the most intrepid devotees. Hordes of adoring visitors have made their pilgrimage to the writer's final resting spot in the Pêre Lachaise cemetery in Paris and left their...