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Lee died in July 1973, aged 32. Since his death, Lee has continued to be a prominent influence on modern combat sports, including judo, karate, mixed martial arts, and boxing, as well as modern popular culture, including film, television, comics, animation, and video games.
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His final day on earth started well. On the morning of July 20, 1973 in Hong Kong, the 32-year-old box-office phenom met with Australian actor George Lazenby, who played James Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969), to offer him a part in his upcoming film Game of Death. Lee, a child actor who went on to international fame for hits like Fis...
But when an intrepid reporter uncovered the truth three days later, the tabloids went wild. The China Starran a double-entendre headline: “Betty Ting Pei’s Fragrant Chamber Killed the Dragon.” Andre Morgan, who worked with Lee and Chow, says, “The stories were rampant: stories about him dying from an overdose, dying from screwing too much, dying wi...
The British colonial government could safely ignore a celebrity scandal, but bomb threats were another matter. To restore confidence and calm, officials ordered a full-scale inquest into Bruce Lee’s death. The problem was, none of the experts could agree on why Lee died. The autopsy had revealed the medical reason—cerebral edema (swelling of the br...
The experts were so focused on what had happened on July 20 that they failed to adequately consider earlier evidence. Several months before his death, Lee had an operation to remove the sweat glands from his armpits, because he thought dank pits looked bad on-screen. This reduced his body’s ability to dissipate heat. Ten weeks before his death on M...
- Matthew Polly
Bruce Lee (November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong American martial artist, actor, movie director, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial arts movement. Lee is famous for making martial arts popular in the United States in the 1970s, when he played in a series of movies.
- 1941–1973
- July 20, 1973 (aged 32), Hong Kong
Jul 20, 2023 · Martial artist and actor Bruce Lee died in July 1973. Here's what to know about his death and the legacy he left behind.
- Adam England
Nov 21, 2022 · Researchers challenge Bruce Lee's cause of death, positing that his brain swelling was caused by low sodium due to chronic elevated water intake.
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Jan 19, 2021 · Right before he reached the heights of international A-list glory, Lee died at the shockingly young age of 32. Martial arts fans and moviegoers around the world were both heartbroken and baffled by the news, and to this day, there's still an air of mystery surrounding Lee's death.
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