Danby, Ken

Ken Danby

Accolades: Order of Canada

Date of Birth 1940-03-06 Place of birth: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Date of Death 2007-09-23 Place of death: North Tea Lake, Algonquin Park, Ontario

Cause of death: heart attack

Also known as Kenneth Edison Danby

Ken Danby is recognized as one of the world’s foremost realist artists and best-known in Canada for his iconic hockey painting, At The Crease.

Interment Info

On September 23, 2007, Danby collapsed while on a canoe trip in Algonquin Park near North Tea Lake with his wife Gillian Danby and friends. The party summoned help, but paramedics were unable to revive him. His interment location is unknown. There is an interesting entry for Ken Danby on the site Find-a-Grave (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21743506).

http://www.kendanbyart.ca/

Unknown final resting place

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About the Author: Stephanie Allen

Stephanie is a museum professional based in Toronto. Her passion is bringing the untold stories to life through the podcast Dead Canadians Cemetery Podcast.

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