{"id":2771,"date":"2024-09-27T11:25:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T10:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/?p=2771"},"modified":"2024-09-27T11:25:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T10:25:19","slug":"icon-death-we-mournfully-announce-the-demise-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/?p=2771","title":{"rendered":"ICON DEATH. We mournfully announce the demise of"},"content":{"rendered":"

Grant Page, an 85-year-old stuntman for the film Mad Max, lost away in a terrifying auto accident. A lot of people are honoring the \u201clegend\u201d figure.<\/p>\n

The Australian celebrity was driving alone when the accident occurred, so emergency personnel arrived at the site quickly.<\/p>\n

In a matter of minutes, police and paramedics came, but the movie star passed very sadly.<\/p>\n

Leroy, his 49-year-old son, said that his father was a \u201clegend\u201d who was now filming new films.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe died in very high spirits and he was very motivated,\u201d he told Daily Mail Australia. It brought him great joy.<\/p>\n

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About the incident that occurred in New South Wales on Thursday, no further details have been verified.<\/p>\n

Among the most well-known action films directed by Page are Deathcheaters, Roadgames, Stunt Rock, and The Man from Hong Kong.<\/p>\n

His most recent projects are Three Thousand Years of Longing and Furiosa, the Mad Max prequel that will be released later this year.<\/p>\n

The stuntman began performing in the 1970s, and his admirers have honored him.<\/p>\n

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Gibson Page\u2019s former manager Brian Trenchard-Smith said, \u201cI\u2019ve known him for 52 years, and he was Australia\u2019s first stunt performer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI will really miss him.\u201d His masculine life served as an inspiration to others.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe majority of people are aware that as we age, we become heavier, that gravity drags us down, and that if we push ourselves past our limits, death is inevitable.\u201d Admittedly, since he could alter probability and physics, it wasn\u2019t essential.<\/p>\n

As a stunt driver, Trenchard-Smith claimed to have \u201cextraordinary ability.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s the one you get to jump into the water and fight the shark, slide down the burning cliff, and dodge the cars.\u201d<\/p>\n

Australian filmmaker Jamie Blanks said, \u201cI just learned the devastating news that my dear friend and legendary Australian stuntman Grant Page has died,\u201d in an online post.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the most amazing, gentle, and courageous men I\u2019ve ever met is Grant.\u201d<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m devastated to hear of this Australian icon\u2019s passing today. May you rest in peace, Grant.<\/p>\n

Australian cinema reviewer Dr. Luke Buckmaster described him as \u201cbold, brilliant, and devilishly cheeky,\u201d and said that his legacy is \u201cwritten in tire streaks and burn marks.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of his most well-known maneuvers was called \u201cTransfer.\u201d<\/p>\n

They were speeding along a road when he leaped from one car window to another in a matter of seconds.<\/p>\n

Apart from his four kids, Leroy, 52-year-old Adrian, 51-year-old Jeremy, and 47-year-old Gulliver, Page is also survived by his former spouse Joy and former lover Ulli.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Grant Page, an 85-year-old stuntman for the film Mad Max, lost away in a terrifying auto accident. A lot of people are honoring the \u201clegend\u201d figure. The Australian celebrity was driving alone when the accident occurred, so emergency personnel arrived at the site quickly. In a matter of minutes, police and paramedics came, but the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2721,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-random-stuff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2771"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2772,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2771\/revisions\/2772"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}