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Joan Vollmer was the only major female member of the early Beat Generation. In 1946, she married William Burroughs in an attempt by both to have a "normal" family life. They had a son, William Burroughs III, and her husband adopted her daughter Julie from a previous marriage. During a trip to Mexico in 1951, the drunken Burroughses played "William Tell", with Joan balancing a water tumbler on her head as her husband aimed. Joan fell with a bullet lodged in her skull and died later that day. The incident has been called an accidental shooting, but it is possible that it was either deliberate murder or an assisted suicide.This is an Article on Joan Vollmer. Page Contains Information, Facts Details or Explanation Guide About Joan Vollmer