What is Jan Kerouac?
{{ infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] --> | name = Jan Kerouac | image = Jan Kerouac 1983.jpg | imagesize = | alt = | caption = Jan Kerouac in Eugene, Oregon (1983) | pseudonym = | birth_name = Janet Michelle Kerouac | birth_date = {{Birth date|1952|02|16}} | birth_place = [[Albany, New York]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1996|06|05|1952|02|16}} | death_place = [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]], U.S. | resting_place = Saint Louis De Gonzague Cemetery | occupation = Writer | language = | nationality = American | ethnicity = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = | period = | genre = | subject = | movement = | notableworks = | spouses = | partners = | children = | relatives = [[Jack Kerouac]]<br>Joan Haverty Kerouac | influences = | influenced = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | portaldisp = }} '''Jan-Michelle Kerouac''' (born February 16, 1952 - died June 7, 1996) was the daughter of writer [[Jack Kerouac]], by his second wife [[Joan Haverty]]. A writer herself, Jan's books included ''Baby Driver'' and ''Trainsong''. She also appeared in some [[documentary]] programs about her father, giving her side of his life story. ==Death== On June 5, 1996, Kerouac died in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]] a day after her [[spleen]] was removed. She had suffered [[kidney failure]] five years earlier and was on [[dialysis]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/08/arts/jan-kerouac-44-the-novelist-and-daughter-of-a-beat-icon.html?pagewanted=1|title=Jan Kerouac, 44, the Novelist And Daughter of a Beat Icon|date=June 8, 1996|newspaper=The New York Times|accessdate=April 2, 2010}}</ref> She is buried in [[Nashua, New Hampshire]], next to her father's parents. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://wild-bohemian.com/jan-obit.htm Jan Kerouac Obituary