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Suze Rotolo was a visual artist, painter and writer. Suze Rotolo was born on November 20, 1943 in Sunnyside, New York, United States. Death is recorded on February 25, 2011, at the age of 67. Education on record includes William Cullen Bryant High School and University of Perugia. Credited works include A Freewheelin' Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties.
My Take
Suze Rotolo is one of those figures who gets remembered as a footnote in someone else's story, and that's honestly a little unfair. Yes, she's the woman huddled against Bob Dylan on the Freewheelin' cover, that iconic snowy West Village street shot — but she was so much more than a girlfriend frozen in a photograph. A painter, a printmaker, a political activist deep in the civil rights and anti-war movements of early-1960s Greenwich Village, she was by many accounts a genuine intellectual force on the young Dylan, introducing him to Brecht, Italian art, and left-wing politics at a formative moment. Her 2008 memoir A Freewheelin' Time is a warm, sharp-eyed portrait of that whole scene, written very much on her own terms. She deserves to be read for herself.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Suze Rotolo
- Name (Japanese)
- スーズ・ロトロ
- Reading
- すーず・ろとろ
- Born
- November 20, 1943 – February 25, 2011
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Goat
- Origin
- Sunnyside, New York, United States
- Occupation
- artist / visual artist / painter / writer
2. Background
- High school
- William Cullen Bryant High School
- University
- University of Perugia
3. Works & records
Filmography / notable works
| Category | Title |
|---|---|
| Notable work | A Freewheelin' Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties |
4. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suze%20Rotolo
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%88%E3%83%AD
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q439920
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Suze Rotolo born?
Born November 20, 1943.
When did Suze Rotolo die?
Died February 25, 2011, aged 67.
Where was Suze Rotolo from?
Suze Rotolo was from Sunnyside, New York, United States.
What did Suze Rotolo do?
Suze Rotolo worked as artist, visual artist, painter, writer.
What was Suze Rotolo known for?
Notable works include A Freewheelin' Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties.
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