Wednesday, October 30, 1991

THE 1991 ORDER OF CANADA


Officer of the Order of Canada
Leonard Cohen, C.C., B.A., LL.D.
Appointment: April 19, 1991
Investiture: October 30, 1991

Poet, singer/songwriter and novelist, Leonard Cohen is one of the most popular and influential writers of his generation whose work has been critically acclaimed throughout the world and has made Canadian literature familiar to readers abroad. Images of beauty, despair, outrage and tenderness are found in his lyrical poetry and prose, whose themes of love, loss and loneliness touch a universal chord in us all.

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THE HALLS OF FAME TIMELINE (1991-20??)

Sunday, March 3, 1991 - Leonard Cohen is inducted into the Juno/Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

Wednesday, October 30, 1991 - Leonard Cohen is invested into the Order of Canada as an Officer.

Friday, October 24, 2003 - Leonard Cohen is invested into the Order of Canada as a Companion.

Saturday, September 10, 2005 - Leonard Cohen is inducted into the Canadian Folk Music Walk of Fame.

Sunday, February 5, 2006 - Leonard Cohen is inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Monday, March 10, 2008 - Leonard Cohen is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Thursday, June 19, 2008 - Leonard Cohen is invested into the National Order of Quebec as a Grand Officer.

Saturday, January 30, 2010 - Leonard Cohen receives the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award/Special Merit Award.

Thursday, June 17, 2010 - Leonard Cohen is inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Day, Month ??, 20?? - Leonard Cohen is inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.

Day, Month ??, 20?? - Leonard Cohen receives the Kennedy Center Honor.

Day, Month ??, 20?? - Leonard Cohen is enshrined with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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