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 Leonard Cohen: Canada's Melancholy Bard |
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Poet, musician, novelist, ladies' man, monk, actor... Leonard Norman Cohen, one of Canada's most influential cultural icons was born on Sept. 21, 1934 in Montreal. Whether from a mountaintop at a Buddhist retreat in California, on the Greek island of Hydra or strolling along the streets of his beloved ville d'amour, the melancholy bard of popular music has delighted fans worldwide with his poetry, novels and music. |
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 Cohen wows critics with his first collection of poetry. (Radio; runs 3:12) |
 Cohen lives on and off in Greece for almost seven years with a Norwegian beauty named Marianne Jensen. (Radio; runs 5:55) |
 While living in a white house on the sun-drenched island of Hydra, Greece, Cohen completes two best-selling novels and two collections of poetry. (Radio; runs 5:18) |
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 Adrienne Clarkson interviews Cohen after the publication of his second novel. (TV; runs 11:28) |
 Cohen leaves his blissful domestic life on Hydra with the intention of cutting a country and western album in Nashville. (TV; runs 9:27) |
 Cohen discusses turning 50 with CBC Radio's Morningside host Peter Gzowski, who also turns 50 that year. (Radio; runs 15:50) |
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 Cohen receives the Juno Award for Male Vocalist of the Year and the Governor General's Performing Arts Award. (TV; runs 10:47) |
 A Canadian Music Hall of Fame induction prompts the songwriter to reflect back on his life. (Radio; runs 18:45) |
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