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Marianne Christine Stang Ihlen (Norwegian: [mɑrɪˈɑ̂nːə ˈîːln̩]; 18 May 1935 – 28 July 2016) was a Norwegian woman who was the first wife of author Axel Jensen and later the muse and girlfriend of Leonard Cohen for several years in the 1960s.
Aug 3, 2016 · The woman who was Leonard Cohen's muse and inspired songs like "Bird on a Wire" and "So Long, Marianne" has died. Marianne Ihlen passed away on July 29th. She was 81 years old.
Jun 27, 2019 · Back in 1968, when he was 20, Broomfield met a then 33-year-old Marianne Ihlen while visiting the Greek Island of Hydra. Eight years earlier, she met Cohen on the isle, where they lived...
Nov 15, 2016 · In 1960, Leonard Cohen moved to the Greek island of Hydra where he met Marianne Ihlen — a 23-year-old Norwegian formerly married to novelist Axel Jensen.
Aug 12, 2016 · Marianne Ihlen: More than Leonard Cohen's muse. Cohen's farewell to his former lover before she died in July focused new attention on the woman who inspired one of his most-loved songs.
Aug 13, 2016 · Born: 18 May 1935 in Larkollen, Norway. Died: 29 July, 2016, in Oslo, aged 81. Marianne Ihlen became immortalized through Leonard Cohen’s classic 1967 track So Long Marianne, in which he sang...
Aug 4, 2016 · Leonard Cohen’s muse Marianne Ihlen dies at age 81. Ihlen and Cohen met on the Greek island of Hydra in the 1960s when they were in their early 20s. The song “So Long, Marianne” was on his ...
