{"id":2411,"date":"2024-06-25T17:40:51","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T17:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/?p=2411"},"modified":"2024-06-25T17:40:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T17:40:52","slug":"movie-legend-has-died-today-in-a-tragic-car-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/movie-legend-has-died-today-in-a-tragic-car-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Movie legend has died today in a tragic car accident"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s a \u201clegend\u201d that MAD MAX stuntman Grant Page died in a scary car accident when he was 85 years old.<br><br>\n\n\n\n</p><p>The Australian star was driving alone when he crashed into a tree, which made the police and fire departments rush to the scene.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Even though police and ambulances arrived quickly, the movie star tragically died.<br><br>\n\n\n\n</p><p>His 49-year-old son Leroy called his dad a \u201clegend\u201d and said he was working on upcoming movies.\n\n\n\n</p><p>He told the Daily Mail Australia, \u201cHe died in a very good mood and with a lot of drive.\u201d He was blissful.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/tearsoffaith.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/06%5C/6-29.webp%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-14046\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<p>Not much else is known about the accident that happened in New South Wales on Thursday.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Page was in a number of well-known action movies, such as The Man from Hong Kong, Deathcheaters, Roadgames, and Stunt Rock.\n\n\n\n</p><p>He had most recently worked on Three Thousand Years of Longing and Furiosa, a prequel to Mad Max that will come out later this year.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Friends in the business have paid tribute to the stuntman, who first appeared on the scene in the 1970s.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cGrant Page was Australia\u2019s first stunt performer and my friend for fifty-two years,\u201d his former manager Brian Trenchard-Smith said yesterday.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cI\u2019ll really miss him. He was an amazing person who lived a completely honest life.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/tearsoffaith.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/06%5C/5-50.webp%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-14045\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAge makes us heavy, gravity pulls us down, and death waits for us if we dare too much,\u201d Grant said, \u201cNot necessarily, since he was able to change the rules of physics and probability.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>He had a \u201cextraordinary ability\u201d as a stuntman, Trenchard-Smith said.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cHe\u2019s the guy you get to dodge the cars, slide down the cliff on fire, jump into the water and fight the shark.\u201d\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/tearsoffaith.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/06%5C/4-69.webp%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-14044\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<p>Jamie Blanks, an Australian director, also wrote online, \u201cI just learned the terrible news that my dear friend and legendary Australian stuntman Grant Page has died.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>For me, Grant was one of the most wonderful, kind, and brave men I\u2019ve ever known.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cThe death of this Australian legend makes me very sad today.\u201d Grant, please rest in peace.\u201d\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/tearsoffaith.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/06%5C/3-77.webp%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-14043\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Luke Buckmaster, an Australian film critic, called him \u201cbrave, audacious, and devilishly cheeky.\u201d He also said that he left a legacy \u201cwritten in tire streaks and burn marks.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cTransfer\u201d was the name of one of his iconic moves.\n\n\n\n</p><p>He jumped from one car window to another while they were both going very fast down a road.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Page\u2019s four sons\u2014Leroy, Adrian, 52, Jeremy, 51, and Gulliver, 47\u2014along with his ex-wife Joy and ex-partner Ulli will miss him.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><div class='\"mh-excerpt\"'><p>It\u2019s a \u201clegend\u201d that MAD MAX stuntman Grant Page died in a scary car accident when he was 85 years old. 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