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Sara Dylan (born October 28, 1939), born Shirley Marlin Noznisky (or Novoletsky) and later known as Sara Lownds, was the first wife of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan and mother of singer Jakob Dylan. She was married to Bob Dylan from November 1965 until June 1977. Little is known about Sara Dylan's early life or family. She was born in Wilmington, Delaware, on October 28, 1939, to Jewish parents Bessie and Isaac Noznisky. Her maiden name was Shirley Noznisky (or, according to Beatty Zimmerman, Novoletsky). While Shirley was still a child, Bessie had a stroke, and her great aunt Esther came to... MORE

Sara Dylan (born October 28, 1939), born Shirley Marlin Noznisky (or Novoletsky) and later known as Sara Lownds, was the first wife of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan and mother of singer Jakob Dylan. She was married to Bob Dylan from November 1965 until June 1977. Little is known about Sara Dylan's early life or family. She was born in Wilmington, Delaware, on October 28, 1939, to Jewish parents Bessie and Isaac Noznisky. Her maiden name was Shirley Noznisky (or, according to Beatty Zimmerman, Novoletsky). While Shirley was still a child, Bessie had a stroke, and her great aunt Esther came to watch over the family. Al Aronowitz claims her father was a scrap metal dealer who had been shot to death in 1956 during a hold-up. Her mother died about five years later. As a young woman, Sara worked as a fashion model, stage actress and Playboy bunny, in film production, and for TIME magazine. She changed her first name from Shirley to Sara at the request of her first husband, magazine photographer Hans Lownds, who already had a son, Peter. Lownds almost ordered her to do this, stating: "I can't be married to a woman named Shirley." The couple went on to have a daughter, Maria, LESS