viva katherine wainwright cohen

Daughter to a talented opera-composing polymath and a videographer, granddaughter to one of the great singer-songwriters and heir to an influential folk dynasty, she is a little girl with a lot to live up to.

Who is Lyon Cohen’s father?

His paternal grandfather, whose family had also moved from Lithuania to Canada, was Canadian Jewish Congress founding president Lyon Cohen. His parents gave him the Jewish name Eliezer, which means “God helps”. His father, clothing store owner Nathan Bernard Cohen (1891–1944), died when Cohen was nine years old.

What happened to Axel Jensen Jr?

At present, the filmmaker adds, Axel lives in a one-room apartment in a psychiatric institution outside Oslo.

Was Rufus Wainwright raped?

American singer Rufus Wainwright was celibate for seven years after he was raped at the age of 14.

Where is Suzanne Elrod today?

In ways I’m sure Cohen never expected and Suzanne never intended, her life has become a mixture of garbage and flowers. Since becoming homeless, she has drifted from Venice Beach, California back to Montreal, and back again to Santa Monica.

Who was Suzanne in Leonard Cohen’s life?

As has been explained by a number of music scholars, “Suzanne” is Suzanne Verdal, the beautiful, free-spirited wife of an artist Cohen knew in Montreal during the early 1960s, a time when that city was an epicenter of bohemian culture in North America.

Where is Suzanne Verdal now?

Suzanne Verdal was interviewed by CBC News’s The National in 2006 about the song. She is now homeless in Venice Beach, California, USA, where she lives in her automobile.