Bruce lee death
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Documentary about martial arts actor Bruce Lee, from his birth in 1940 till his death in 1973, with interviews with his fellow actors and family. Dedicated to his son, Brandon.Documentary about martial arts actor Bruce Lee, from his birth in 1940 till his death in 1973, with interviews with his fellow actors and family. Dedicated to his son, Brandon.Documentary about martial arts actor Bruce Lee, from his birth in 1940 till his death in 1973, with interviews with his fellow actors and family. Dedicated to his son, Brandon.
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Not a perfect documentary
This has some very interesting material about Bruce Lee, mostly consisting of comments and interviews but also some clips of his fighting style Jeet Kune Do. Certainly it is interesting to hear how people who knew him thought about Bruce Lee but maybe the movie could have had a little more effects and stuff. John Little in his documentaries about Bruce Lee usually puts in some good music and stuff. This documentary is more clean-cut simply letting people give their eye-witness accoun
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Bruce Lee
1940-1973
Who Was Bruce Lee?
Bruce Lee was a groundbreaking actor, director, and martial arts expert known for his roles in movies such as The Chinese Connection and Enter the Dragon. Born in the United States before becoming a child actor in Hong Kong, Lee later returned to America and taught martial arts. In 1966, he began starring in the TV series The Green Hornet and later became a major box-office draw. Shortly before the release of Enter the Dragon in 1973, Lee died at age 32 from a cerebral edema.
Quick Facts
FULL NAME: Lee Jun Fan
BORN: November 27, 1940
DIED: July 20, 1973
BIRTHPLACE: San Francisco, California
SPOUSE: Linda Lee Cadwell (1964-1973)
CHILDREN: Brandon Lee and Shannon Lee
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Sagittarius
HEIGHT: 5 ft. 7 in.
Early Life
Bruce Lee, center, with his father and mother
Bruce Lee was born Lee Jun Fan on November 27, 1940, in San Francisco in both the hour and year of the Dragon. His father, a Hong Kong opera singer named Lee Hoi Chuen, moved with his mother, Grace Ho, and three children to the United States in 1939. L
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Bruce Lee remains the greatest icon of martial arts cinema and a key figure of modern popular media. Had it not been for Bruce Lee and his movies in the early 1970s, it's arguable whether or not the martial arts film genre would have ever penetrated and influenced mainstream North American and European cinema and audiences the way it has over the past four decades. The influence of East Asian martial arts cinema can be seen today in so many other film genres including comedies, action, drama, science fiction, horror and animation... and they all have their roots in the phenomenon that was Bruce Lee.
Lee was born Lee Jun Fan November 27, 1940 in San Francisco, the son of Lee Hoi Chuen, a singer with the Cantonese Opera. Approximately one year later, the family returned to Kowloon in Hong Kong and at the age of five, a young Bruce begins appearing in children's roles in minor films including The Birth of Mankind (1946) and Fu gui fu yun (1948). At the age of 12, Bruce commenced attending La Salle College. Bruce was later beaten up by a street gang, which inspired him to t
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