Lorca Cohen

Lorca Cohen
Born 1974 (1974)
Occupation photographer, antique dealer

Lorca Cohen (born 1974) is the daughter of poet/singer-songwriter, Leonard Cohen and artist Suzanne Elrod.[1] Her child, Viva, was fathered by childhood friend, singer Rufus Wainwright, also the child of famous singer-songwriters. Her first name is taken in honor of Spanish poet Federico García Lorca, who was an influence on her father Cohen. Although Cohen referred to Elrod as his wife, they weren't married, Cohen claiming to have "chickened out", at the last moment. Cohen and Elrod stopped living together, in 1979.[2] Lorca and her older brother Adam (b. 1972) were raised primarily by their mother, while visiting Cohen in New York City, Los Angeles and Hydra, Greece.

Lorca has worked as a professional photographer.

Lorca became part owner of an antiques store, in Los Angeles.[3] In October 2004 a disgruntled lover of her father's financial advisor, Kelley Lynch, came to the store, to suggest Lorca look into how her father's finances were being managed.[4] Lorca did examine her father's finances, and had the unpleasant task of informing him that Lynch, had emptied his bank accounts and sold the rights to his music.[5][6]

In 2011 Lorca and Wainwright agreed to conceive a child, Wainwright at the time being partner to Jorn Weisbrodt, who they agreed would be their daughter Viva Katherine Wainwright Cohen's "Deputy Dad".[7][8][9][10] Wainwright describes Lorca as suggesting she bear his child.[11] His decision to agree occurred when his mother Kate McGarrigle was dying, and he promised her he would accept Lorca's offer.[11] He says he was sorry she died before Viva was born.

References

  1. ↑ Tim de Lisle (2004-09-17). "Who held a gun to Leonard Cohen's head?". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-11-12. His hero is Federico García Lorca. Cohen named his daughter after him: "She's a lovely creature, and very inventive. She really deserves the name."
  2. ↑ Brigit Grant (2012-03-29). "Being Leonard Cohen's son - it's not all hallelujahs". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-11-12. Born and raised in Montreal alongside younger sister, Lorca, the young Cohens lived a "gypsy-like" existence from the moment their parents separated in 1979. "Our childhood was divided between France with our mother [Suzanne Elrod], and our dad in New York, Los Angeles and on the island of Hydra in Greece," explains Adam.
  3. ↑ David Colman (2013-06-23). "From the Middle Ages to the Middle-Aged". The New York Times. p. S19. Retrieved 2016-11-11. In Los Angeles in December, Mr. Wainwright was visiting the Window, a modern furnishings store co-owned by his friend Lorca Cohen, the daughter of Leonard Cohen.
  4. ↑ Marc Weingarten (2005-10-06). "Leonard Cohen's Troubles May Be a Theme Come True". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-11-12. Mr. Cohen said he had not suspected that his money was depleted until October 2004, when an informant tipped off his daughter, Lorca Cohen.
  5. ↑ Mikey Blanco (2016-11-12). "Leonard Cohen Hallelujah Lyrics: Why Is It A Classic?". Morning Ledger. Retrieved 2016-11-12. In 2005, Leonard Cohen's daughter Lorca suspected her father's manager Kelley Lynch of embezzling funds.
  6. ↑ James Adam (2006-03-02). "Judge grants Leonard Cohen multimillion-dollar judgment against ex-manager". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-11-11. Cohen alleged Lynch and Westin "misled [him]into believing Traditional was owned and controlled 99 per cent by Cohen's children," Adam, now 34, and Lorca, 32.
  7. ↑ Sean Michaels (2011-02-21). "Hallelujah! Rufus Wainwright has baby with Leonard Cohen's daughter". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "Pass notes No 2,931: Viva Katherine Wainwright Cohen". The Guardian. 2011-02-21. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  9. ↑ Alexandra Topping (2011-02-21). "Rufus Wainwright and Lorca Cohen announce birth of Viva Katherine". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  10. ↑ "For Immediate Release" (Press release). Rufus Wainwright. February 18, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
  11. 1 2 Paul English (2012-04-20). "Rufus Wainwright fulfils mother's dying wish by having a child with Lorca Cohen". Daily Record. Retrieved 2016-11-11. When my mother's health started to fail, it coincided with Lorca's desire to be a mother heightening, and she kind of popped the question.
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