Leonard Cohen (1934–2016)
Autor(a) de Beautiful Losers
About the Author
Leonard Norman Cohen was born in Montreal, Canada on September 21, 1934. He received a degree in English from McGill University and studied literature at Columbia University for a year. His first collection of poetry, Let Us Compare Mythologies, was published in 1956. His other collections of mostrar mais poetry include The Spice-Box of Earth, Flowers for Hitler, Death of a Lady's Man, Poems and Songs, and Book of Longing. He also wrote two novels entitled The Favorite Game and Beautiful Losers. He was a musician and songwriter for almost five decades. He recorded 14 studio albums including Songs of Leonard Cohen, Songs from a Room, Songs of Love and Hate, Ten New Songs, Dear Heather, Popular Problems, and You Want It Darker. He wrote numerous songs including Hallelujah, Suzanne, Dress Rehearsal Rag, Bird on a Wire, The Story of Isaac, Famous Blue Raincoat, Dance Me to the End of Love, First We Take Manhattan, Everybody Knows, and Tower of Song. In 2008, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2010, he received a lifetime achievement award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. He died on November 7, 2016 at the age of 82. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Image credit: Photo by Roland Godefroy
Séries
Obras por Leonard Cohen
Book of Longing: A Song Cycle Based on the Poetry and Artwork of Leonard Cohen (2006) 1,393 exemplares
I'm Your Man 17 exemplares
Słynny niebieski prochowiec 4 exemplares
Leonard Cohen: canzoni da una stanza 4 exemplares
Leonard Cohen Folk 3 exemplares
Cohen Leonard Leonard Cohen s Lonesome Heroes 2 exemplares
Leonard Cohen. Canciones y nuevos poemas 1 2 exemplares
Suzanne 2 exemplares
The Concise Leonard Cohen 2 exemplares
Mojo Presents Cohen Covered Cd 2 exemplares
Bird on a Wire 1 exemplar
Drawn to Words: Visual Works from 40 Years 1 exemplar
Snaga robova 1 exemplar
Leonard Cohen Live in Londen 1 exemplar
Lauluja 1 exemplar
Leonard Cohen - Under Review: 1934-1977 1 exemplar
Zurich 1993 1 exemplar
Old Ideas / Leonard Cohen [ DVD ] (60”) 1 exemplar
Leonard Cohen: Live in London 2009 1 exemplar
The kite is a victim 1 exemplar
Leonard Cohen Artworks 1 exemplar
Hallelujah [single] 1 exemplar
Prophet of the Heart 1 exemplar
Highlights 1 exemplar
In short--Leonard Cohen 1 exemplar
Opus Collection: Leonard Cohen 1 exemplar
Canadian Poets 1: Leonard Cohen ... 1 exemplar
Gedichten 1 exemplar
Birmingham Odeon, 12/8/79 [sound recording] 1 exemplar
Soldado de la vida 1 exemplar
Gezangen 1 exemplar
Highlights (Golden highlights) 1 exemplar
...leonard cohen (disk) 1 exemplar
Leonard One Offs 1 exemplar
Leonard Cohen Golden Hits [1999 album] 1 exemplar
At the Beeb 1 exemplar
Who by fire 1 exemplar
(Untitled) 1 exemplar
I'm Your Man [music] 1 exemplar
Associated Works
The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Way of Life / The Great Liberation [1994, documentary] (2000) — Narrador — 14 exemplares
Recollection: Best of Concrete Blonde — Songwriter — 2 exemplares
The Columbia Sound: A Collection of 16 Original Big Hits [1968 Sound Recording Album] (1968) — Artist, algumas edições — 1 exemplar
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Cohen, Leonard
- Nome legal
- Cohen, Leonard Norman
- Data de nascimento
- 1934-09-21
- Data de falecimento
- 2016-11-07
- Localização do túmulo
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Shaar Hashomayim Congregation Cemetery)
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- Canada
- Local de nascimento
- Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Local de falecimento
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Causa da morte
- a fall
- Locais de residência
- Montréal, Québec, Canada
Hydra, Greece
Mount Baldy Zen Center, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA - Educação
- McGill University (BA | 1951)
McGill University (Law | left)
Columbia University (left) - Ocupações
- poet
songwriter
singer
musician
novelist - Relações
- Cohen, Adam (son)
Trudeau, Pierre Elliot (friend) - Organizações
- McGill Debating Union
- Prémios e menções honrosas
- Companion, Order of Canada (2003)
Juno/Canadian Music Hall of Fame (1991)
Officer, Order of Canada (1991)
Governor General's Performing Arts Award (1993)
Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (2006)
US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2008) (mostrar todos 17)
US Songwriters Hall of Fame (2010)
McGill Literary Award (1956)
Grand Officer, National Order of Quebec (2008)
Prince of Asturias Award (2011)
Glenn Gould Prize (2011)
Prix Denise-Pelletier (2012)
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012)
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2010)
Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (2006)
Canadian Folk Music Walk of Fame (2005)
Governor General's Literary Award for English-language poetry (1968, declined)
Membros
Críticas
Listas
Bull Tongue (1)
Poetry Corner (1)
Prémios
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 163
- Also by
- 25
- Membros
- 9,315
- Popularidade
- #2,587
- Avaliação
- 3.8
- Críticas
- 116
- ISBN
- 430
- Línguas
- 25
- Marcado como favorito
- 47