Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee (November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973), was a Chinese American martial artist and actor who is widely regarded as among the most influential martial artists of the 20th century. Lee's few movies, especially his performance in the Hollywood-produced Enter the Dragon, elevated the traditional Hong Kong martial arts film to a new level of popularity, paving the way for future martial artists actors such as Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Chuck Norris.

Biography

Bruce Lee was born at the Chinese Hospital{{fn|1}} in San Francisco to a Chinese father, Lee Hoi-Chuen (李海泉), and Chinese-German mother Grace Lee (何金棠). Bruce Lee was an ABC (American-born Chinese) although he had recieved his early education and Kung Fu training in Hong Kong. Because of his father's fame as a Chinese opera actor, Lee had the opportunity to appear in several Chinese movies as a child. He studied the martial art known as Wing Chun for a few years and, at a young age, picked up the dialects/languages of English, Cantonese, and Mandarin.

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San Francisco - Lee Hoi-Chuen - Chinese - German - ABC - Chinese opera - Chinese - Wing Chun - English - Cantonese - Mandarin

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In 1959, Lee went to Seattle, to complete his high school education. He thereafter received his diploma from Edison Technical School and enrolled at the University of Washington as a Philosophy major. It was at University of Washington that he met his wife, Linda Emery, whom he would marry in 1964 after graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Washington.

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1959 - Seattle - High school - Diploma - Edison Technical School - University of Washington - Philosophy - Major - Linda Emery - 1964 - Bachelor of Arts

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