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Aug 2, 2016 · "A truly beautiful soul" By Samantha Maine. 2nd August 2016. Leonard Cohen has paid tribute to Marianne Ihlen, the woman who inspired ‘So Long Marianne’ who died last week. Writing on Facebook,...
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Aug 3, 2016 · Marianne Ihlen passed away on July 29th. She was 81 years old. She and Cohen were lovers in the 1960s after they met in Greece. When Cohen learned Ihlen's health was deteriorating, he immediately...
Nov 11, 2016 · In August, Cohen learned through a mutual friend, Jan Christian Mollestad, that his muse was dying so he wrote her a letter – words that have more poignancy today than ever.
Aug 8, 2016 · Documentarian Jan Christian Mollestad, a longtime friend of Ihlen’s, spoke with CBC and explained how she sent him a text recently to say that she was dying of leukemia. He hurried to the 81-year-old’s bedside and sent a message to Cohen to inform him of Ihlen’s situation.
Jan Christian Mollestad is known for Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love (2019) and Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff (2021).
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Aug 7, 2016 · Her close friend Jan Christian Mollestad told Canada's CBC radio that he had contacted Cohen, 81, to tell him Ihlen was dying of leukaemia and had only a few days to live.
