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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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![Educational](/web/20061029234901im_/http://archives.cbc.ca/images/290/logoProf_br_en.gif) Educational activities about Leonard Cohen: Canada's Melancholy Bard
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