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What caused Leonard Cohen’s death?

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Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ was a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, depression, sexuality, loss, death, and romantic relationships.  He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was invested as a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation’s highest civilian honor. In 2011, he received one of the Prince of Asturias Awards for literature and the ninth Glenn Gould Prize.
Leonard Cohen was born on September 21, 1934, in Westmount, Canada

 

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What caused Leonard Cohen’s death?

Leonard Cohen was a great songwriter and a taleted poet, his death came as a shock to everyone who knew him. He died during his sleep following a fall in the middle of the night on November 7th with leukemia being a contributing cause. His death was sudden, unexpected, and peaceful. He died at the age of 82.

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His death was announced on November 10, the same day as his funeral, which was held in Montreal. As per his wish, Cohen was laid to rest with a Jewish rite, in a simple pine casket, in a family plot in the Congregation Shaar Hashomayim cemetery on Mount Royal

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Cohen, who was also suffering from leukemia

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Leonard Cohen died during his sleep following a fall in the middle of the night on November 7th. The death was sudden, unexpected, and peaceful.

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