Marianne Ihlen

Marianne Ihlen
Ihlen shortly before her death in 2016
Born
Marianne Christine Ihlen

(1935-05-18)18 May 1935[1]
Larkollen, Østfold, Norway
Died28 July 2016(2016-07-28) (aged 81)
Diakonhjemmet, Oslo, Norway [1][2]
Resting placeVestre gravlund, Oslo[1]
NationalityNorwegian
Other names
  • Marianne Jensen
  • Marianne Stang
Known forRelationship with Leonard Cohen
Spouses
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(m. 1958; div. 1962)​
Jan Kielland Stang
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(m. 1979)​
PartnerLeonard Cohen (1960–1967)
Children1

Marianne Christine Stang Ihlen (Norwegian: [mɑrɪˈɑ̂nːə ˈîːln̩]; 18 May 1935 – 28 July 2016)[nb 1] 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.[5] She was the subject of Cohen's 1967 song "So Long, Marianne".

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