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'''Sara Lownds''' (born Shirley Noznisky) was the first wife of musician ]. She was the muse of several of Dylan's songs and for the album ].

She was born Shirley Noznisky but changed her name to Sara. She is often described as having been a model, and was photographed as a ], but there is little hard evidence of her early 1960s career. She married Hans Lownds, a magazine photographer. The two had a daughter, Maria, in 1961 (or 1962). They divorced soon after. The now Sara Lownds first met Dylan through their mutual friend Sally Grossman in ]. They were married on ], ]. Dylan adopted Maria (at some point). The couple divorced in July ], though they reportedly remained in regular contact, for many years, by some accounts to the present day.

Lownds has acted as the muse for several of Dylan's songs, at least two directly. The first was ] (from ], and the second the eponymous "Sara" (from ]'s ]). This song was a deeply emotional attempt to reconcile with Lownds after their estrangement around 1975. This is a verse from "Sara" that tells of how Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands is about her:

:I can still hear the sound of the Methodist bells
:I had taken the cure and had just gotten through
:staying up for days in the ]
:writing ''Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands'' for you

The ] album ] could be seen as the most potent of her inspirations, as nearly every track encompasses their relationship in some way. It was recorded soon after their initial separation.

Sara Lownds is often incorrectly identified as "Sara Lowndes"; the error apparently comes from a long-debunked but often-repeated report that her first husband was one-time Playboy executive Victor Lowndes.

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