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Legendary Canadian figure skater Toller Cranston has died. He was 65.

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Legendary Canadian figure skater Toller Cranston, shown in this undated handout photo, has died. He was 65.HO/The Canadian Press

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Legendary Canadian figure skater Toller Cranston, shown in this June 20, 1984 file photo photo, has died. He was also an avid artist and his work was exhibited in galleries and museums around the world. He was 65.Mike Blake/The Canadian Press

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Cranston is shown during the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in Moncton in this Feb. 2, 1974 file photo.Doug Ball/The Canadian Press

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Toller Cranston at Olympic Arts Festival Opening Gala, Calgary, Alberta, January 23, 1988.

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Figure skater Toller Cranston gets in last-minute practice for Ice Carnival at Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, April 26, 1973.Tibor Kolley/The Globe and Mail

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Candy Jones and figure skater Toller Cranston, September 7, 1976.Jack Dobson/The Globe and Mail

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These cherubs are just part of skater Toller Cranston's collection on display in his home in Toronto, October 28, 1980.Steve Patriquen/The Globe and Mail

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Ellen Burka, left, with Canadian skater Toller Cranston during practice session for men's singles figure skating competition at the Mikho Ice Rink, Sapporo, Japan during 1972 Winter Olympics.Michael Burns

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Skater Toller Cranston wearing a brown leather jacket with traditional sweater, wide buckled belt and exaggerated full trousers, October 29, 1981.Tibor Kolley/The Globe and Mail

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Florence Silver and Toller Cranston with poster, September 8, 1982.Tibor Kolley/The Globe and Mail

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Skater Toller Cranston at work painting a canvas, January 6, 1972.The Globe and Mail

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