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Aug 3, 2016 · Norwegian filmmaker Jan Christian Mollestad was a good friend of Marianne Ihlen — the woman who inspired Leonard Cohen's "So long, Marianne." Mollestad was with her during her final days.
Aug 7, 2016 · According to Mollestad, after he informed Cohen of Ihlen’s looming death from leukemia, the legendary singer-songwriter-poet responded two hours later with a “beautiful” letter, which Mollestad...
Jul 24, 2019 · Their turbulent time together inspired such classic songs as So Long Marianne, Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye and Bird On The Wire.
Aug 7, 2016 · So Long, Marianne appeared on his 1967 album Songs of Leonard Cohen. Her close friend Jan Christian Mollestad got in touch with Cohen to tell him Ihlen was dying.
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.
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Aug 2, 2016 · Leonard Cohen has paid tribute to Marianne Ihlen, the woman who inspired ‘So Long Marianne’ who died last week. Writing on Facebook, Cohen asked that this letter to him from Jan Christian ...