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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.
Jun 27, 2019 · Music. How an early romance helped shape Leonard Cohen's music. Marianne Ihlen met the songwriter while on the Greek island of Hydra. By Jim Farber. Published on June 27, 2019 12:00PM EDT....
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.
Nov 15, 2016 · In 1960, Leonard Cohen moved to the Greek island of Hydra where he met Marianne Ihlen — a 23-year-old Norwegian, and so began a romance that would later become immortalized in song....
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.
- Ian Mcgillis
Jul 13, 2019 · One day in March 1960, walking in the East End of London, a young Canadian poet named Leonard Cohen got caught in a torrential rain storm. Cohen, who was 25, was travelling in Europe....
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Aug 7, 2016 · Leonard Cohen penned an emotional final letter to Marianne Ihlen, his muse for "So Long, Marianne" and "Bird on the Wire," days before her death.
