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Bruce Lee’s Only Real Fight Ever Recorded Surfaces, Very Rare

by K. Gitter • Published June 16, 2017

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Bruce Lee's Only Real Fight Ever Recorded Surfaces, Very Rare
GROWING PAINS - Pilot - Airdate: September 22, 1985. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images) JOANNA KERNS;ALAN THICKE

A recently unearthed video showing Lee demonstrating the martial arts skills that made him a Hollywood legend

Remembering Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee was at the height of his career when he suddenly died at 32-years-old, news that shocked and saddened fans across the world while leaving a major hole in action cinema. On July 20, 1973, the martial arts master, actor, and director collapsed during the filming of “Enter the Dragon,” before he died in hospital after suffering a severe headache and series of seizures. The official cause of his death was a brain edema caused by an allergic reaction to a prescription he was taking for a back injury. Take a look back at Lee’s incredible life and career, which paved the way for broader depictions of Asian Americans in cinema.

Bruce Lee and his family

Bruce Lee, born Lee Jun-fan, was welcomed into the world at the Chinese Hospital in San Francisco’s Chinatown on Nov. 19, 1940. At just three-months-old, Lee and his family returned to Hong Kong where he lived until he was 18-years-old. He was the fourth child of five children. A natural in front of the camera, Lee appeared in roughly 20 films as a child actor from 1946.

Bruce Lee in ‘The Kid,’ 1950

In his first leading role, a 10-year-old Bruce Lee starred as an orphan who was groomed by his uncle to become a skilled thief in the 1950 Hong Kong drama film “The Kid.” Lee starred in several films as a child but abandoned acting between 1959 to 1964, to pursue martial arts after he lost a street fight. Lee began studying Wing Chum under martial arts master Ip Man. 

Bruce Lee with his wife Linda and his son Brandon

Since there was so much violence in Hong Kong, Lee’s parents sent him to the U.S. to get an education, where he met his future wife Linda Lee. The couple met in Seattle while studying at the University of Washington in 1961, before tying the knot in 1964. They had two children, Brandon (pictured) and Shannon. 

Bruce Lee and his son Brandon Lee, 1966

Bruce Lee is pictured with his son Brandon, who would tragically share the same fate as his father. At just 28-years-old, Brandon was killed in a firearms accident while filming “The Crow” on Feb. 1, 1965. Brandon was due to marry his fiance Eliza “Lisa” Hutton just weeks later in Mexico, once filming had wrapped up.

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Bruce Lee in ‘The Green Hornet,’ 1966 – 1967

Having abandoned his acting career in martial arts, Lee opened a number of kung fu schools in the ’60s before his notoriety saw him appear in high-profile martial arts events across the country. Through one of these tournaments, Lee met Hollywood hair stylist Jay Sebring, who introduced him to William Dozier, the TV producer of “The Green Hornet.”

 

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