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He cheated death for decades. Then, at 85, the Mad Max daredevil died in a lonely car crash that even he couldn\u2019t outrun. Tributes are flooding in for the stunt legend who bent physics, fought sharks, and set himself on fire for our entertainment.<\/p>\n
Grant Page\u2019s final moments were heartbreakingly ordinary for a man who had spent his life defying gravity. Driving alone in New South Wales, the 85-year-old stunt pioneer met the kind of real-world danger he had so often staged for the camera. Emergency services arrived within minutes, but the man who had survived countless on-screen collisions could not be saved this time.<\/p>\n
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In the days since, a wave of grief has rolled through Australia\u2019s film community. His son Leroy remembers a father still buzzing with plans, working on new films and \u201cvery motivated\u201d right up to the end. Directors, critics, and friends describe a fearless professional with an almost supernatural instinct behind the wheel, a man who slid burning down cliffs and leapt between speeding cars.<\/p>\n
Survived by four sons, former partners, and generations of inspired filmmakers, Grant Page\u2019s legacy roars on like an engine that refuses to die.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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