Deborah Koons

Family Member

Birthplace United States

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About

Celebrity family member and filmmaker who is best recognized for having been the wife of the late Grateful Dead artist Jerry Garcia.

Before Fame

She obtained a master's degree from The San Francisco Art Institute.

Trivia

She has made documentaries about agriculture and the food system. She directed the 2012 film Symphony of the Soil.

Family Life

She married Jerry Garcia on Valentine's Day in the year 1994. Deborah and Jerry met in 1975 and maintained a friendship for the years to follow. It would be almost 20 years before they officially tied the knot.

Associated With

Her late husband performed alongside Bob Weir in the Grateful Dead.