| Year |
Books |
Albums |
Tours &
Concerts |
Special Happenings & Awards |
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| 1934 |
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Born on Sept 21 in Montreal |
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| 1944 |
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Father Nathan Cohen dies |
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| 1947 |
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Bar Mitzvah |
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| 1948 |
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Attends Westmount High |
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| 1949 |
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Buys a guitar & discovers Lorca |
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| 1951 |
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Enters McGill University |
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| 1955 |
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MacNaughton Prize for Creative |
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Writing; Peterson Memorial Prize |
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Graduates from McGill |
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| 1956 |
Let Us Compare Mythologies |
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Attends Columbia University |
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| 1957 |
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Leaves Columbia University |
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| 1959 |
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Moves to London |
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| 1960 |
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Goes to Hydra; buys the house |
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| 1961 |
The Spice-Box Of Earth |
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Canada Council Arts Scholarship |
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Visits Cuba |
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| 1963 |
The Favorite Game |
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CBC Prize |
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| 1964 |
Flowers For Hitler |
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Quebec Literary Prize |
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Ladies and Gentlemen (NFB film) |
|
| 1966 |
Beautiful Losers |
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Begins serious musical career |
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Parasites Of Heaven |
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| 1967 |
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Newport Folk Festival & NY |
First major singing performance |
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| 1968 |
Selected Poems 1956-1968 |
Songs Of Leonard Cohen |
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Goes to Nashville |
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| 1969 |
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Songs From A Room |
|
Governor General's
Literary |
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Award (English-language poetry) |
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(declines) |
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Meets Joshu Sasaki Roshi |
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| 1970 |
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Europe, Festivals, USA |
Honorary Doctor (Dalhousie Univ) |
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| 1971 |
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Songs Of Love And Hate |
Montreal |
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| 1972 |
The Energy Of Slaves |
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Europe & Israel |
Bird on a Wire (tour film) |
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Son Adam is born |
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| 1973 |
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Live Songs |
Europe & USA |
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| 1974 |
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New Skin For The Old Ceremony |
USA |
Daughter Lorca is born |
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| 1975 |
|
Greatest Hits/Best Of |
USA & Canada |
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| 1976 |
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Europe |
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| 1977 |
|
Death Of A Ladies' Man |
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| 1978 |
Death Of A Lady's Man |
|
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Mother Masha Cohen dies |
|
| 1979 |
|
Recent Songs |
Europe |
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| 1980 |
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Australia, Europe, USA, Israel |
|
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| 1983 |
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I'm A Hotel wins Golden Rose |
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in Montreux |
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| 1984 |
Book Of Mercy |
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| 1985 |
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Various Positions |
Europe, USA, Canada, |
Canadian Authors
Association |
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Australia, Israel |
Literary Award for Poetry |
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Juno Award for Best Movie Score |
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(for Night Magic, the musical) |
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| 1988 |
|
I'm Your Man |
Europe, USA, Canada |
Crystal Globe for 5 mill album |
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| |
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sales outside USA |
|
| 1991 |
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Juno Hall of Fame Award |
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Juno for Songwriter of the Year |
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Officer of the Order of Canada |
|
| 1992 |
|
The Future |
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Honorary Doctor (McGill Univ) |
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| 1993 |
Stranger Music |
|
Europe, USA, Canada |
Juno for Best Male Vocalist |
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Juno Award for Best
Video |
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(Closing Time) |
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Governor General's Performing |
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Arts Award |
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| 1994 |
|
Cohen Live |
|
Moves to Mt Baldy Zen Center |
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| 1995 |
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|
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Internet community borns |
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| 1996 |
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Is ordained Zen monk Jikan |
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| 1997 |
|
More Best Of Leonard Cohen |
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| 1999 |
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Leaves Mt Baldy Zen Center |
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Settles in Los Angeles |
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First visit to Mumbai, India |
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| 2001 |
|
Field
Commander Cohen |
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Ten New Songs |
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| 2002 |
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The Essential Leonard Cohen |
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| 2003 |
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Companion of Canadian Order |
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| 2004 |
|
Dear Heather |
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70th birthday |
|
| 2006 |
Book of Longing |
Blue Alert (with Anjani Thomas) |
|
Canadian Songwriters Hall
|
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of Fame; documentary film
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"L.C. - I'm Your Man"
|
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| 2007 |
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Book of Longing, collaboration |
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|
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of Philip Glass and L Cohen |
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(concerts and CD) |
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Art exhibitions in Canada and UK |
|
| 2008 |
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Rock&Roll Hall of Fame
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