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| '''Sara Lownds''' (born Shirley Marlin 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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