Skating Great Toller Cranston’s Incredible Life Captured In New Book

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[ICE TIME] Skating Great Toller Cranston's Incredible Life Captured in New Book | SportsLook

The Canadian skating great's life, artistry and legacy shine in sister Phillippa Cranston Baran's loving tribute to her brother, who passed away in 2015.

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[ICE TIME] Skating Great Toller Cranston's Incredible Life Captured in New Book | SportsLook

The Canadian skating great's life, artistry and legacy shine in sister Phillippa Cranston Baran's loving tribute to her brother, who passed away in 2015.

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Toller Cranston told his own story in multiple books. Read those.

 

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Toller Cranston told his own story in multiple books. Read those.

His sister's book is....interesting, in that if you didn't know there were two brothers in the family, you would never know it from reading the book. This may explain why:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/toller-cranston-hamilton-1.6043641

 

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His sister's book is....interesting, in that if you didn't know there were two brothers in the family, you would never know it from reading the book. This may explain why:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/toller-cranston-hamilton-1.6043641

Interesting.

"The painter and author, who had no spouse or children, left no will for his estate worth more than $6.25 million and that included 400 valuable paintings, thousands of other decorative items and two houses."

From current experience, I really feel for his sister having to deal with this mess plus her other brothers. If Cranston didn't want to leave anything to his family, there were so many other options he could've looked at.

Loved his skating, his artistry and his salty skating commentary but this was a very narcissistic "I'll never die' choice.

 

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Interesting.

"The painter and author, who had no spouse or children, left no will for his estate worth more than $6.25 million and that included 400 valuable paintings, thousands of other decorative items and two houses."

From current experience, I really feel for his sister having to deal with this mess plus her other brothers. If Cranston didn't want to leave anything to his family, there were so many other options he could've looked at.

Loved his skating, his artistry and his salty skating commentary but this was a very narcissistic "I'll never die' choice.

Or... Perhaps he had no great love for anyone in his family and couldn't be bothered making things easier for them by making a will. Perhaps he even impishly relished the thought they might end up arguing over his estate. Who knows.

 

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Posted in the "Skating Books" thread in GSD by @SkateGuard on Feb. 22, 2024:

A very special interview with Phillippa Cranston Baran about Toller Cranston: Ice, Paint, Passion:

Talking Toller with Phillippa Cranston Baran

Interview with Phillippa Cranston Baran, the author of the new book "Toller Cranston: Ice, Paint, Passion"

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Or... Perhaps he had no great love for anyone in his family and couldn't be bothered making things easier for them by making a will. Perhaps he even impishly relished the thought they might end up arguing over his estate. Who knows.

It's also not unusual for someone to die without leaving a will. Some of the interviewees in the book said that he had been feeling unwell in the days before he passed away, but he said he was too busy to go see a doctor. It seems that he was in some denial about the state of his health.

 

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It's also not unusual for someone to die without leaving a will. Some of the interviewees in the book said that he had been feeling unwell in the days before he passed away, but he said he was too busy to go see a doctor. It seems that he was in some denial about the state of his health.

That was the thought at the time. Also, there was some discussion that he was experiencing depression in the months leading up to his death. The author of a book is certainly entitled to make money, but this book seems like a totally for profit endeavor. As I noted, Toller Cranston wrote books that tell his story in detail. There are also interviews to watch and read.

 

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I've got the book from the library and a lot of the content is pieces that other people (from all walks of life) have written about Toller, which I think is a worthy endeavour in terms of his cultural impact. The book is not really a biography in the traditional sense. I am surprised that some of the deceased contributors (Leonard Cohen, RM Vaughan) have their bios written in the present tense, which seems like a weird editorial choice to me.