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Tributes pour in after creator of TV show Neighbours dies

He was 92.

REGINALD ‘REG’ GRUNDY, the creator of the TV soap Neighbours and gameshows like Wheel of Fortune and Blankety Blanks, has died at the age of 92.

The Australian, who was married to actress Joy Chambers, died in his home in Bermuda.

“Reg Grundy has passed away in the arms of his beloved wife Joy, on their Bermuda estate,” radio personality Alan Jones, a long-time friend, said on his morning programme.

So ends a remarkable chapter of a great Australian.

No cause of death has yet been given.

Australian stars have been paying tribute to the producer.

Grundy founded the Reg Grundy Organisation, an entertainment group, and produced gameshows for Australia which were then sold overseas.

It wasn’t just Neighbours that he was responsible for – he also produced Young Doctors, Prisoner, and Abba: The Movie.

- Contains reporting from AFP.

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    May 9th 2016, 2:12 PM

    Hi Died at 92 in his wife’s arms on Friday evening. It appears he had requested his passing wasn’t announced until after Australian TV’s night of nights was played out on Sunday evening television. The Logies awards night on National TV was not informed of his passing until after the awards! An incredible talent who avoided the limelight until the end. RIP Reg.

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    May 9th 2016, 1:21 PM

    Goodnight reg

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    May 9th 2016, 1:33 PM

    Strewth

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    May 9th 2016, 1:54 PM

    Fair dinkum.

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    May 9th 2016, 2:22 PM

    crikey

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    May 9th 2016, 2:25 PM

    RIP teenage memories of Young Doctors and later Neighbours

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    May 9th 2016, 1:30 PM

    What a class production to be responsible for

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    May 9th 2016, 3:04 PM

    Very sad news. So many great characters. Bea, Lizzy, The Freak and Vinegar Tits to name but a few.

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    May 9th 2016, 3:07 PM

    The cause of death was the fact that he was 92. RIP.

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    May 9th 2016, 3:04 PM

    He was responsible for Blankety-blank? Strewth!

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