Daniel Stephen "Danny" Sugerman (October 11, 1954 – January 5, 2005) was the second manager of the Los Angeles-based rock band The Doors, and wrote several books about Jim Morrison and The Doors, including No One Here Gets Out Alive (co-authored with Jerry Hopkins), and the autobiography Wonderland Avenue. Sugerman began working with The Doors when he was 12 years old, starting out answering their fan mail. By the age of 17, Sugerman replaced the original Doors manager, Bill Siddons, shortly after Morrison's death in 1971. Sugerman attended Westchester High School in Los Angeles, where he regularly authored articles about The Doors in the student newspaper. He graduated in 1972. He later went on to manage Ray Manzarek's solo-career and first album. He was also Iggy Pop's manager for a period, and produced his song "Repo Man", before they both ended up in California State mental hospitals suffering from drug and alcohol addiction. He also wrote Appetite For Destruction: The Days of Guns N' Roses in 1991. He helped film director Oliver Stone with the production of the 1991 movie The Doors.
His widow, Fawn Hall, became a central character during the investigation that was conducted by the U.S. Congress into the Iran-Contra scandal. She was secretary to U.S. Lt. Col. Oliver North, one of the central figures and major players in the scandal.
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He chronicled his time with The Doors in his book "Wonderland Ave." and co-wrote with Jerry Hopkins the Jim Morrison bio "No One Here Gets Out Alive."
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He was the longtime manager of The Doors. He began his association with the Doors when he was 14. He also had a long association with Iggy Pop.
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Doors: Soundstage Performances
2002
Video documentary executive producer
The Doors: The Soft Parade
1991
Video documentary executive producer
The Doors: Live in Europe 1968
1991
Video documentary producer
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Doors: Live in Europe 1968
1991
Video documentary
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
VH1 Storytellers
2000
TV Series documentary management - 1 episode
The Doors
1991
technical advisor
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Doors: When You're Strange
2009
Documentary additional thanks
VH1 Storytellers
TV Series documentary acknowledgment - 1 episode, 2000 special thanks - 1 episode, 2000 very special thanks - 1 episode, 2000
The Doors: Live at the Hollywood Bowl
1987
Video documentary special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Real James Dean
2006
Video documentary
Himself - Author
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
2003
Documentary
Himself (as Danny Sugarman)
The Doors: Soundstage Performances
2002
Video documentary
Himself
Light My Fire: Ray Manzarek - A Return to the Whisky a Go Go
2000
Video documentary
Himself - Announcer
X-Large
1991
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Media Show
1991
TV Series
Himself
No One Here Gets Out Alive: A Tribute to Jim Morrison
1981
Video documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Rock Poet
2014
Documentary
Known for movies
The Doors: Soundstage Performances (2002) as Producer
$100,000
