Marianne Ihlen
Marianne Ihlen | |
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Ihlen shortly before her death in 2016 | |
| Born | Marianne Christine Ihlen 18 May 1935 |
| Died | 28 July 2016 (aged 81) Diakonhjemmet, Oslo, Norway |
| Resting place | Vestre gravlund, Oslo |
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| Known for | Relationship with Leonard Cohen |
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| Partner | Leonard Cohen (1960–1967) |
| Children | 1 |
Marianne Christine Stang Ihlen (Norwegian: [mɑrɪˈɑ̂nːə ˈîːln̩]; 18 May 1935 – 28 July 2016) was a Norwegian woman who was the first wife of author Axel Jensen and later the muse and girlfriend of Leonard Cohen for several years in the 1960s. She was the subject of Cohen's 1967 song "So Long, Marianne".