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BRUCE LEE DIED ON 20 JULY 1973. He was 32.
Blogger: I was in a taxi, leaving KL for Singapore, to attend lectures at the University of Singapore (now the NUS) when the news broke. The taxi driver was so upset that he could barely drive. He kept cursing those who had, in his words, “poisoned” Lee Siao Loong. The other passengers were equally distraught.
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THE OFFICIAL LINE IS THAT BRUCE LEE WAS AT THE GOLDEN HARVEST STUDIO WHEN HE COLLAPSED. NOW WE HEAR A DIFFERENT VERSION,
41 YEARS ON, A CONFESSION!
Malaysia Chronicle
Tuesday, 29 July 2014 11:30
Former mistress throws light on BRUCE LEE’S mysterious death
Beijing – Taiwanese actress Betty Ting Pei has admitted in a television interview that martial arts legend Bruce Lee died in her home 41 years ago.
Lee was 32 when he died in Hong Kong on July 20,1973. Speculation about his death has persisted for decades.
In her first TV interview in many years, Ting, 67, who was Lee’s lover, said that the location of Lee’s death was held back intentionally, website Sina.com reported late last week.
“I have been accused of lying, as people said he did not die in my home,” she said in the interview on Chinese talk show, A Date With Lu Yu.
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“So Mr Raymond Chow told me that Lee’s family said not to tell anyone that he died in my home,” she said. Mr Chow was then a Hong Kong movie producer. He had announced Lee’s death to the media in the early hours that fateful day, saying that the actor died in his own house with his wife by his side.
Lee’s brother and wife later corroborated the story, but conflicting details led to the mystery over the exact location of the actor’s death. Ting said that she felt wronged throughout the whole incident. “I was only 26 at that time. How would I know why he died suddenly?” she said.
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This is a video
An Intimate Look at Bruce Lee’s Life
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The Wall Street Journal
Bruce Lee’s Legacy, Alive and Well in Hong Kong
By Dean Napolitano
From Jackie Chan and Donnie Yen to Vin Diesel and Arnold Schwarzenegger, every action star today owes some bit of gratitude to Bruce Lee and his unique blend of muscles, humor and underdog hero.
Now, a new exhibition in Hong Kong is taking an in-depth look at the life and legacy of Bruce Lee, who became an international star with his classic kung-fu movies, including “Fist of Fury” and “Enter the Dragon.”
“Bruce Lee: Kung Fu ‧ Art ‧ Life” opens Saturday — 40 years after he died on July 20, 1973, of a brain edema at the age of 32 — at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, where it will run for the next five years. The exhibition includes more than 600 personal items, costumes, photographs, artifacts and other memorabilia on the man who developed the Jeet Kune Do style of kung fu.
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Sundaily
Hong Kong marks anniversary of Bruce Lee’s death
HONG KONG (July 21, 2013): Hailed as cinema’s first martial arts hero and a cinematic bridge between the cultures of East and West, Bruce Lee helped put Hong Kong on the movie world map.
So why are some in the city marking the 40th anniversary of his death in a toilet?
“In 1958, Bruce Lee was a student at St Francis Xavier’s [College],” Wong Yiu-keung, chairman of the Bruce Lee Club, explains.
“One day, he was caught in a fight in a washroom by one of the fathers.
“But the priest also boxed back in his home country. So, he didn’t punish him. Instead, he invited him to the boxing classes. Lee later participated in an interschool competition and won.”
The incident was significant in Lee, who died from swelling of the brain aged just 32, deciding to tunnel his love of martial arts into something positive.
A short time afterwards he opened a martial arts school in the United States, where he was born.
Hong Kong marks anniversary of Bruce Lee’s death
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The exhibition gathers more than 600 items related to Lee from collectors and various institutions, including more than 400 from the Bruce Lee Foundation — the largest number of artifacts the foundation has ever lent out.
Bruce Lee exhibition hits Hong Kong
(CNN) — A kung fu legend, a cha cha champion, a record-breaking filmmaker and a poet.
Not one of the world’s most random dinner party assemblies, but a single man who became an icon.
Bruce Lee was all of those things and a new exhibition in Hong Kong, where Lee spent his childhood and became a martial arts film star, is being launched to celebrate the man and commemorate the 40th anniversary of his death.
“Bruce Lee: Kung Fu. Art. Life” will open in the Hong Kong Heritage Museum on July 20, exactly 40 years after his death. It will run for five years.
Lee died on July 20, 1973, at 32, after suffering a reaction to pain medication, according to the Bruce Lee Foundation.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/03/travel/bruce-lee-hk-exhibition
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Shannon Lee was just four years old when her father died in Hong Kong from acute swelling of the brain at the age of 32, at the height of his career.
YAHOO! NEWS
Bruce Lee’s daughter recalls his energy as fans mark anniversary
By Brian Yap
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The daughter of kung fu legend Bruce Lee spoke fondly on Friday of her father’s powerful presence and energy at a preview of an exhibition to mark the 40th anniversary of his death.
Fans are gathering in the former British colony of Hong Kong for a series of commemorative events, including art gallery shows, exhibitions and even street graffiti. Many fans are urging the Hong Kong government to do more to honor the star of movies such as Enter The Dragon and Game Of Death.
Shannon Lee was just four years old when her father died in Hong Kong from acute swelling of the brain at the age of 32, at the height of his career.
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“I remember his energy, just sort of amazing presence when you were sort of caught in his attention and I really hold that true to my heart,” Shannon Lee told a media briefing ahead of the opening on the anniversary of Lee’s death on Saturday.
http://news.yahoo.com/bruce-lees-daughter-recalls-energy-fans-mark-anniversary-121014834.html
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The Hollywood Reporter
Bruce Lee Statue Unveiled in L.A.’s Chinatown
The seven-foot statue is the first of its kind in the U.S. to honor the late actor and martial arts expert.
Bruce Lee has been memorialized with a seven-foot bronze statue in L.A.’s Chinatown.
The statue of the late actor and martial arts expert was unveiled Saturday to a crowd of several hundred people in historic Central Plaza, according to the Los Angeles Times.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bruce-lee-statue-unveiled-las-570173
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