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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. 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: | |||
: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. | |||
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 ]. | |||
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