Sara Dylan (born Shirley Marlin Noznisky; October 25, 1939) is the
first wife of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. In 1959, Noznisky was wed
to magazine photographer Hans Lownds, during which time she was known
as Sara Lownds.Sara married Bob Dylan at a quiet ceremony on November
22, 1965, and the couple had four children together. Their marriage
has been cited by music writers as the inspiration for many of Dylan's
songs created throughout the 1960s and '70s, including "Sad Eyed Lady
of the Lowlands", "Love Minus Zero/No Limit", "Abandoned Love", and
"Sara". The 1975 album Blood on the Tracks has been cited by many as
Bob Dylan's account of their disintegrating marriage; their son Jakob
Dylan has said that the lyrics of the album are "my parents talking".
The pair divorced in June 1977.Sara Dylan played the role of Clara in
the movie Renaldo and Clara, directed by Dylan, and the film was
described by a Dylan biographer as "in part a tribute to his wife".
first wife of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. In 1959, Noznisky was wed
to magazine photographer Hans Lownds, during which time she was known
as Sara Lownds.Sara married Bob Dylan at a quiet ceremony on November
22, 1965, and the couple had four children together. Their marriage
has been cited by music writers as the inspiration for many of Dylan's
songs created throughout the 1960s and '70s, including "Sad Eyed Lady
of the Lowlands", "Love Minus Zero/No Limit", "Abandoned Love", and
"Sara". The 1975 album Blood on the Tracks has been cited by many as
Bob Dylan's account of their disintegrating marriage; their son Jakob
Dylan has said that the lyrics of the album are "my parents talking".
The pair divorced in June 1977.Sara Dylan played the role of Clara in
the movie Renaldo and Clara, directed by Dylan, and the film was
described by a Dylan biographer as "in part a tribute to his wife".
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