Carolyn Dennis is an American singer and the former wife of Robert Allen Zimmerman best known as Bob Dylan. Carolyn’s ex-husband Bob is an American singer-songwriter. He is regarded as one of the greatest songwriters and has been a major figure in popular culture. He is also a writer and an artist. He has published nine books of paintings and drawings, and his work has been exhibited in major art galleries.
Carolyn Dennis: Bio Summary
| Name | Carolyn Dennis |
| Age | 69 years old as of 2023 |
| Date of birth | April 12, 1954 |
| Place of birth | United States |
| Famous as | ex-wife of Bob Dylan |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Bob Dylan |
| Child | Desiree Gabrielle Dennis-Dylan |
| Parent | Madlyn Quebec |
How Old Is Carolyn Dennis?
Carolyn Dennis was born on April 12, 1954, in the United States. She is 69 years old as of 2023. She is also known as Carol Dennis or Carol Dennis-Dylan. She is the daughter of Madlyn Quebec. Her mother is said to have been a backup singer with Ray Charles’ The Raelettes in the 1960s and 1970s. Details regarding Carolyn’s father are unknown.
Carolyn Dennis may have brothers and sisters but nothing is publicly known about them. She has kept details of her upbringing, relatives, and family background away from the spotlight. The names of the high schools or colleges she attended are unknown. What she studied at school and her educational qualifications are also not known.
Carolyn Dennis Was An Entertainer
Carolyn Dennis has worked as a gospel-rock singer and actress. She is a singer who has sung backup for Wonderlove, Minnie Riperton, Táta Vega, The Carpenters, Kenny Loggins, Bruce Springsteen, and Michael Jackson’s HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I. She has performed on stage alongside Bob Dylan on a number of his albums.
At the time Carolyn Dennis was to work with singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, she reportedly asked “Who is Bob Dylan?” In the year 1982, at Xenon Discothèque in New York City, Carolyn performed as Poppea in a modern adaptation of Monteverdi’s L’Incoronazione di Poppea (The Coronation of Poppea).
Carolyn Dennis lent her singing voice to the 1991 made-for-television movie The Josephine Baker Story starring Lynn Whitfield as Josephine Baker. She was part of the performance group The Young Americans. She was uncredited for her work as a singer in Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland. She was Carol Shepperd in the TV Series, The Good News.
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On Broadway, Carolyn Dennis was a member of the original cast of such notable musicals as Big River (1985) and The Color Purple (2005).
Carolyn Dennis Secretly Married Bob Dylan
Carolyn Dennis and Bob Dylan got married in secret on June 4, 1986. They had a daughter Desiree Gabrielle Dennis-Dylan on January 31, 1986, before getting married. Carolyn and Bob’s marriage and child were unknown to the public until the publication of Howard Sounes’s biography Down the Highway: The Life of Bob Dylan, in 2001.
Unfortunately, things didn’t work out between Carolyn Dennis and Bob Dylan. Carolyn filed for divorce on August 7, 1990. The divorce was finalized in October 1992. Bob reportedly made a multi-million dollar settlement and gave Carolyn a house. Carolyn wasn’t happy at the suggestion that her ex-husband had to perform extensively through the 1990s to help pay for the divorce.
“To say I got a huge settlement that forced Bob to do concert tours is fictitious, irresponsible and hurtful.” However, Carolyn has disclosed that the decision to keep her marriage to Bob and their daughter a secret was mutual and for the child’s benefit. Carolyn said:
“To portray Bob as hiding his daughter is just malicious and ridiculous. That is something he would never do. Bob has been a wonderful, active father to Desiree.” Carolyn said: “Bob and I made a choice to keep our marriage a private matter for a simple reason – to give our daughter a normal childhood.” She said they took advantage of a California law that permitted them to seal their marriage certificate from public attention.
Carolyn added that she and Bob agreed that their daughter could choose to take her father’s last name when she became mature enough to make a decision. Two days after their marriage, Bob Dylan was on stage with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in Los Angeles. Three days later, Carolyn performed on stage with Bob in San Diego as a member of his group The Queens of Rhythm.
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They toured America together, alongside Carolyn’s mother Madelyn Quebec singing harmony with her. Carolyn Dennis and Bob Dylan kept their union private to the extent that they were never photographed in public together. Carolyn was not the first woman Bob married. He used to be married to former actress and model Sara Dylan.
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