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Jon Blake was an Australian actor who starred in several TV shows and films in the 1980s, such as Freedom and Anzacs. He suffered a severe brain injury in a car accident in 1986 and died in 2011.
Jun 5, 2011 · A portrait of actor Jon Blake taken in 1981. Clarke was just 25 at the time and was well accustomed to two things: actors, through her work as a horse wrangler on film sets; and disabilities, as a residential care worker employed by the Department of Community Services.
Jon Blake (1958-2011) was an actor who starred in The Lighthorsemen, Cool Change, and A Country Practice. He suffered severe brain damage in a car crash after filming The Lighthorsemen and won a $7 million lawsuit against the driver.
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May 30, 2011 · PROMISING actor Jon Blake, permanently brain-damaged in a South Australian car accident while driving back from a movie set 25 years ago, has died. Blake, 52, succumbed to pneumonia yesterday.
FRIENDS of Jon Blake, who has died from pneumonia after being in a vegetative state for 25 years, have paid tribute to the tragic actor. Forever remembered as a charismatic actor on the brink of stardom, Blake was just 28 when a car crash near Port Augusta confined him to a darkened room of his family's home.
Jon Blake was an Australian actor who suffered severe brain damage in a car accident in 1986. He was awarded $7 million in damages and lived in a locked-in state until his death in 2011.
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May 30, 2011 · Jon Blake, who starred in The Lighthorsemen and Anzacs, passed away in 2011 from pneumonia complications. He suffered brain damage after a car accident in 1986 that ended his acting career.