Alice Munro vs Leonard Cohen
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Compare the life timelines of Alice Munro (1931–2024) and Leonard Cohen (1934–2016) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 82 years, from 1934 to 2016.
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Alice Munro (1931–2024)
- — Born in Wingham, Ontario Verified
- — Studied English and journalism at the University of Western Ontario Verified
- — Married James Munro and moved to Vancouver Verified
- — Moved to Victoria, British Columbia, and opened Munro's Books Verified
- — Published Dance of the Happy Shades Verified
- — Published Lives of Girls and Women Verified
- — Divorced James Munro and returned to Ontario Verified
- — Awarded the Man Booker International Prize Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
- — Died in Port Hope, Ontario Verified
Leonard Cohen (1934–2016)
- — Born in Westmount, Quebec Verified
- — Graduated from McGill University Verified
- — Published his first poetry collection, Let Us Compare Mythologies Verified
- — Bought a house on the Greek island of Hydra Verified
- — Published the novel Beautiful Losers Verified
- — Released his debut album, Songs of Leonard Cohen Verified
- — Released Various Positions, containing Hallelujah Verified
- — Ordained as a Rinzai Zen Buddhist monk at Mount Baldy Verified
- — Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and returned to touring Verified
- — Died in Los Angeles, California Verified