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- Bondy
- Alan Bond was born on April 22, 1938 in Ealing, London, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Cosy Cool (1977), Aussie Assault (1984) and This Is Your Life (1975). He was married to Diana Bliss and Eileen Hughes. He died on June 5, 2015 in Murdoch, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
- SpousesDiana Bliss(April 15, 1995 - January 28, 2012) (her death)Eileen Hughes(August 13, 1955 - 1992) (divorced, 4 children)
- Purchased the Nine Network from Kerry Packer for over A$1 billion in 1987. Bond was forced to sell it back to Packer in 1990, due mostly to the 1987-89 financial crisis, for A$700 million. Packer's reported summation of the deal was one of his most famous: "You only get one Alan Bond in your lifetime, and I've had mine".
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