Maria Dylan: Inside the Life of Bob Dylan’s Daughter

Maria Dylan is the adopted daughter of Bob Dylan. Maria Dylan’s father is an American folksinger. He is known for moving from folk to rock music in the 1960s, infusing the lyrics of rock and roll, theretofore concerned mostly with boy-girl romantic innuendo, with the intellectualism of classic literature and poetry. The singer-songwriter has received numerous accolades including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, ten Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award.

Maria Dylan: Bio Summary

Who is Bob Dylan’s daughter, Maria?

Maria Dylan was born on October 21, 1961, in the United States of America. She is 62 years old as of 2023, Maria is the daughter of Sara Dylan and Hans Lownds.  Dylan adopted Sara’s daughter from a prior marriage when they got married. Maria who was known as Maria Lownds became Maria Dylan.

Who is Maria Dylan’s mother?

Maria’s mother is Sara Dylan. Sara who was born  Shirley Marlin Noznisky is a former actress and model. She was the first wife of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. In 1959, she walked down the aisle with magazine photographer Hans Lownds, during which time she was known as Sara Lownds. She was his third wife.

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Lownds persuaded her to change her name from Shirley to Sara because his first wife, also named Shirley, had left him and he did not want to be reminded of his previous marriage. As said earlier, Sara had a modeling career and had made an appearance in Harper’s Bazaar as the ‘lovely luscious Sara Lownds’—then became pregnant with Maria.

Within a year of Maria’s birth, the couple’s marriage began to fail. According to reports, Sara was still married to Hans when they met. On why she left Hans, Hans’ son from a previous marriage, Peter Lownds, stated: “Bob was the reason.”

Aside from Maria Dylan, Sara had four children with Dylan-  Jesse Dylan, Anna Dylan, Samuel Dylan, and Jakob Dylan. During these years of domestic stability, they lived in Woodstock in upstate New York.

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Maria is a Producer and Writer

Choosing a different career path, Maria Dylan is a Producer and Writer and an additional crew per her IMDb profile. She is known for Skins (1994), Theodore Rex (1995) Hunted, and Cold Dog Soup (1990). According to folkfanlcb89, she is working as a lawyer.

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Maria is married and has children

Maria is a married woman. She is married to Peter Himmelman, a singer-songwriter. The couple tied the knot in 1988 in a beautiful wedding ceremony in the presence of their friends, families, and loved ones. Her husband told Tabletmag–

“Rolling Stone wanted to do a big spread on the wedding: ‘Bob Dylan’s daughter gets married,’ and we turned it down. People magazine wanted to do this whole thing, come into the house. When I turned down People, Island said, ‘What are you doing? We want you to light up like a toaster.’ Something like two or three invitations to be on the Tonight Show we turned down. They wondered, who is this guy, straddling the fence? Why doesn’t he just give it up to the machine?“

The couple’s marriage has also been blessed with Four children- two boys and two girls. Per folkfanlcb89, Maria and her family live in a relatively modest house in the hills of Santa Monica, with a nice view of the ocean.

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While talking to Tabletmag about his wife, Maria Dylan’s husband said- “A few things differentiate her from anyone I’ve ever met,” Himmelman said of his wife. “She has absolutely no desire whatever to be in the public eye. In almost 26 years, she never said one word, to anyone, on the record.“

Maria Dylan though the daughter of a famous personality has managed to maintain a sense of privacy that many would find enviable. By keeping her personal life separate from their father’s fame, she has been able to pursue her passions and build her career without the constant scrutiny from the media that often comes with celebrity status.