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1. www.cbc.ca › radio › asithappensSo long, Marianne. Leonard Cohen's final letter to his muse

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   Aug 3, 2016 · When Cohen learned Ihlen's health was deteriorating, he immediately penned her a letter. Her close friend Jan Christian Mollestad, a documentary filmmaker, read Cohen's letter to her before...

2. www.irishtimes.com › culture › musicSo long, Marianne: Leonard Cohen writes to muse just before ...

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   Aug 7, 2016 · Mollestad, a documentary maker, read Cohen’s letter to her before she died. “It said well Marianne it’s come to this time when we are really so old and our bodies are falling apart...

3. www.contactmusic.com › leonard-cohen › newsLeonard Cohen Writes Heartbreaking Final Letter To Muse ...

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   Aug 8, 2016 · Leonard Cohen wrote one final letter to his muse Marianne Ihlen before her death. Speaking to CBC radio, her close friend Jan Christian Mollestad said he had written to Cohen after he found out...

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4. www.bbc.co.uk › programmes › p0441stcLeonard Cohen's farewell letter to Marianne - BBC

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   Aug 8, 2016 · Marianne Ihlen died in Norway at the end of last month at the age of 81. Just before she died, a good friend of hers, Jan Christian Mollestad, contacted Cohen to tell him that his muse was...

5. www.rollingstone.com › music › music-newsLeonard Cohen Pens Final Letter to 'So Long, Marianne' Muse

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   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...

6. www.scotsman.com › news › obituary-marianne-ihlenObituary: Marianne Ihlen, Leonard Cohen's muse - The Scotsman

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   After her friend Jan Christian Mollestad called Cohen to say she had only days to live, the singer wrote her a letter, which Mollestad read to her two days before she died.

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   Did Jan Christian Mollestad read Cohen's letter before she died?

   • Her close friend Jan Christian Mollestad, a documentary filmmaker, read Cohen's letter to her before she died. Ihlen's funeral is planned for Friday in Oslo. As It Happens guest host Rosemary Barton spoke to Mollestad in Norway. When I read the lines 'stretch out your hand,' she stretched out her hand - Jan Christian Mollestad

   So long, Marianne. Leonard Cohen's final letter to his muse

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   Who was Jan Christian Mollestad?

   • 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. And he read her a letter written by Cohen himself.

   So long, Marianne. Leonard Cohen's final letter to his muse

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   Did Leonard Cohen write a letter to Marianne Ihlen?

   • James Burke/The LIFE Picture Collection Leonard Cohen penned an emotional final letter to Marianne Ihlen, the woman who inspired his “So Long, Marianne” and “Bird on the Wire,” just days before her July 29th death, Ihlen’s friend Jan Christian Mollestad revealed to the CBC.

   Leonard Cohen Pens Final Letter to 'So Long, Marianne' Muse - Rolling …

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   What does Mollestad say in Cohen's letter?

   • Know that I am so close behind you that if you stretch out your hand, I think you can reach mine,” Mollestad told the CBC of Cohen’s letter. “‘And you know that I’ve always loved you for your beauty and your wisdom, but I don’t need to say anything more about that because you know all about that.

   Leonard Cohen Pens Final Letter to 'So Long, Marianne' Muse - Rolling …

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   Who was Leonard Cohen's Muse?

   • 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. She and Cohen were lovers in the 1960s after they met in Greece. When Cohen learned Ihlen's health was deteriorating, he immediately penned her a letter.

   So long, Marianne. Leonard Cohen's final letter to his muse

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   How did Jan Christian Mollestad meet Leonard?

   • Jan Christian Mollestad: I met her while I was making a documentary film about her first husband, who was a very famous Norwegian writer. We went to Hydra, the same place they went on their first big trip but as we got closer to Hydra, more and more of the talk was about Leonard because her husband deserted her right after the birth of their son.

   So long, Marianne. Leonard Cohen's final letter to his muse

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8. globalnews.ca › news › 2870808Leonard Cohen writes to ‘So Long, Marianne’ muse just before ...

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   Aug 8, 2016 · Jan Christian Mollestad, a documentary filmmaker, informed Cohen of Ihlen’s ill health and the legendary singer-songwriter responded two hours later with a letter, which Mollestad...