▁stra in ▁between ▁father ▁and ▁son . ▁ ▁Brad man ' s ▁re clus iveness ▁in ▁later ▁life ▁is ▁partly ▁att rib utable ▁to ▁the ▁on going ▁health ▁problems ▁of ▁his ▁wife , ▁particularly ▁following ▁the ▁open - heart ▁surg ery ▁Jess ie ▁under w ent ▁in ▁her ▁ 6 0 s . ▁Lady ▁Brad man ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁aged ▁ 8 8 , ▁from ▁cancer . ▁This ▁had ▁a ▁disp ir iting ▁effect ▁on ▁Brad man , ▁but ▁the ▁relationship ▁with ▁his ▁son ▁improved , ▁to ▁the ▁extent ▁that ▁John ▁resolved ▁to ▁change ▁his ▁name ▁back ▁to ▁Brad man . S ir ▁Donald ▁Brad man : ▁Living ▁in ▁the ▁shadow ▁of ▁The ▁Don ' s ▁fame , ▁Australian ▁Story , ▁ABC , ▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Since ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death , ▁John ▁Brad man ▁has ▁become ▁the ▁sp ok esp erson ▁for ▁the ▁family ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁def ending ▁the ▁Brad man ▁legacy ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁disput es . ▁The ▁relationship ▁between ▁Brad man ▁and ▁his ▁wider ▁family ▁is ▁less ▁clear , ▁although ▁nine ▁months ▁after ▁Brad man ' s ▁death , ▁his ▁nep hew ▁Paul ▁Brad man ▁critic ised ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁" sn ob " ▁and ▁a ▁" lon er " ▁who ▁forgot ▁his ▁connections ▁in ▁Bow ral ▁and ▁who ▁failed ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁fun er als ▁of ▁Paul ' s ▁mother ▁and ▁father . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁ ▁Brad man ' s ▁name