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I know he lived on Hydra - but I could have sworn in the bio I read years ago it was also Menorca? Or was it Mallorca? One of the Balearics!

Any info one can share on this would be appreciated!

I've only heard about Hydra, ryanoceros.

I believe Leonard lived in Morocco for a while, years ago (in the '60's, I think) - it's not a Mediterranean island, but maybe that's what you read? I think that's where his relationship with Mandrax began.

holydove wrote:I believe Leonard lived in Morocco for a while, years ago (in the '60's, I think) - it's not a Mediterranean island, but maybe that's what you read?

From Ira B. Nadel's Various Positions (end of the 3rd chapter):

On October 29, 1959, Cohen was issued his first passport. It is a well-used document, with stamps that record his wanderings over the following decade: Greece, France, Britain, the United States, Morocco, Cuba, and Norway.

No Spain (don't forget, till 1975 it was Francoist Spain).

Thank you for confirming that, Roman.

Yes, I was in Spain, I'm pretty sure it was the summer of 1975, & there were armed officers all over the place & everyone was terrified of La Policia. I don't remember when in '75 the regime changed, but when I was there, I think it was during a transition period soon after Franco, & the atmosphere was still very edgy. . .

Thanks, guys!

I guess he didn't live anywhere else in the Med. I read Ira's biography about 12 years ago or so and thought I had read it there.

Looks like it was just Hydra.

Thanks again.