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But I assure you, he was an extremely heterosexual man. Our relationship was, among other things, quite sexual." Quoted in Michael Clarkson, "The Secret Life of Glenn Gould", <i>The Toronto Star</i>, 25 August 2007. </font><p><b>Father:</b> Russell Robert Gould (furrier)<br><b>Mother:</b> Florence Grieg<br><b>Mistress:</b> Cornelia Foss (wife of <a href="/people/122/000196531/">Lukas Foss</a>, cohabited 1967-72)<br><p> High School: Malvern Collegiate High School, Toronto, Ontario<br> University: Toronto Royal Conservatory of Music (1943-52)<br><p> <a href="/honors/699/000165204/">Canada's Walk of Fame</a> 1998<br> <a href="/event/187/000071971/">Stroke</a> 27-Sep-1982<br> Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/782/000064590/">Vegetarian</a><br> <p> <b>Official Website:</b><br><a href="http://www.glenngould.com/" target=_blank>http://www.glenngould.com/</a><p> <b>Is the subject of books:</b><br> <i>Wonderous Strange: The Life and Art of Glenn Gould</i>, <tt>2003</tt>, <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>BY:</font> Kevin Bazzana <br><i>Glenn Gould: The Ectasy and Tragedy of Genius</i>, <tt>1997</tt>, <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>BY:</font> Peter Ostwald <br><p> <b>Selected albums:</b><br> <i>The Goldberg Variations</i> (<tt>1956</tt>)<br><p> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=109931" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>