Jan Cousteau

Jan Cousteau
Born (1939-04-05) 5 April 1939
Redondo Beach, CA, United States
Spouse(s) Philippe Cousteau (m. 1967 - w. 1979)
Children Alexandra Cousteau
Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Janice Cousteau (née Sullivan; 5 April 1939 – ) was the wife of undersea explorer Philippe Cousteau and joined the Cousteau team on 20 expeditions over 12 years serving as cook, photographer, and paramedic among other roles.

Jan and Philippe Cousteau during an expedition

She and Philippe married in Paris.

They had two children, Alexandra Cousteau and Philippe Cousteau, Jr. born six months after his father's accidental death.[1]

She is on the board of directors of the Washington Humane Society[2] and is a co-founder, with her children, of EarthEcho International.

She still takes part in occasional expeditions. [3]

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