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Bruce Lee [b] (born Lee Jun-fan; [c] November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong-American martial artist and actor. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines that is sometimes credited with paving the way for the combat sport mixed martial arts (MMA). [3]
- A Headache, A Nap, Then Panic
- After The Tabloid Feeding Frenzy Came The Fake Bombs
- The Government’S Inquest Couldn’T Solve The Mystery
- A Previous Incident, and A Possible Answer
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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...
The martial-arts movie icon died from an aspirin allergy, according to a new biography. The government inquest and the tabloids had speculated on other causes, such as a curse, a hit or a bomb threat. The true timeline of his last day reveals a different story.
- Matthew Polly
Nov 13, 2009 · The actor and martial-arts expert Bruce Lee, who became a movie star in Asia and America, died on July 20, 1973, from a brain edema possibly caused by a reaction to a prescription painkiller. He was 32 years old and had just released his final film Enter the Dragon, which was a box-office hit and posthumously made him a cultural icon.
Aug 28, 2022 · Wikimedia Commons Bruce Lee and his son Brandon Lee. Because Lee’s body showed no external signs of injury, an autopsy was performed, revealing that Bruce Lee’s death was the result of severe brain swelling: a buildup of fluid had resulted in a 13 percent increase in brain size. Chow claimed that Bruce Lee’s death was the result of an ...
Nov 21, 2022 · The Truth Behind Life and Death of Bruce Lee I was personally offended by Alison Dakota Gee’s article about my late husband, Bruce Lee (“Dragon Days,” Calendar, July 20). Aug. 17, 1998
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Jul 20, 2023 · Bruce Lee died on July 20, 1973 at the age of 32 from cerebral edema, a swelling of the brain caused by a reaction to a painkiller or other factors. He was working on a movie called Game of Death and had a family of four children. His daughter Shannon wrote a tribute to him on the 50th anniversary of his death.
6 days ago · Bruce Lee's official cause of death was swelling of the brain caused by an allergic reaction to a headache medication, although some considered the circumstances of his death mysterious. He died in Hong Kong on July 20, 1973, six days before the release of his film Enter the Dragon there.
