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Screenwriter, Composer (Music Score), Actor, Featured Music, Songwriter Born: September 21, 1934 Biography:"Leonard Cohen"'s dark but compelling blend of heady eroticism and brooding despair has earned him a devoted following as a singer, songwriter, poet, and novelist, and if the dour nature of his writing and the deep, craggy qualities of his voice have defined him as an acquired taste, enough people have come to develop an appreciation for his work that he's gained a worldwide reputation as one of the leading musical and literary figures of his generation.
"Leonard Cohen" was born in 1934 to a well-to-do family in Montreal, Canada; his father, who ran a successful clothing company, died when Leonard was only nine years of age. Encouraged by his mother to express himself creatively, Cohen began writing poetry in his early teens, and developed an interest in music (initially, he's said, because singing seemed a good way to impress girls). Cohen began writing and performing his own songs by the age of... Full Biography
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