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Joan Baez

Joan BaezAKA Joan Chandos Baez

Born: 9-Jan-1941
Birthplace: Staten Island, NY

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Bisexual
Occupation: Singer/Songwriter, Activist

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Diamonds and Rust

Father: Albert Vinicio Baez (d. 2007)
Mother: Joan Bridge Baez
Sister: Mimi Farina ("Margarita Mimi Baez", b. 30-Apr-1945, d. 18-Jul-2001 lung cancer)
Husband: David Harris (m. 26-Mar-1968, div. 1971, one son)
Son: Gabriel Earl Harris (b. Dec-1969)
Boyfriend: Bob Dylan (together 1963-65)
Boyfriend: Steve Jobs (together 1970s-80s)

    High School: Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, CA (1958)
    University: Boston University (1958)

    Esalen Resident
    Amnesty International
    Thomas Merton Award 1975
    Civil Disobedience Oakland, CA (16-Oct-1967)
    English Ancestry
    Mexican Ancestry
    Scottish Ancestry
    Risk Factors: Vegetarian

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (21-Jul-2005) Herself
    Live Aid (13-Jul-1985) Herself
    Renaldo and Clara (25-Jan-1978)
    Sing Sing Thanksgiving (1974) Herself
    Woodstock (26-Mar-1970) Herself
    Don't Look Back (17-May-1967) Herself

Official Website:
http://www.joanbaez.com/

Author of books:
Daybreak (1968, memoir)
And a Voice to Sing With: A Memoir (1988, memoir)



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