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BRUCE LEE
A Life
An in-depth, authoritative biography of iconic actor, director and martial-arts expert Bruce Lee, whose rapid rise to stardom introduced Kung Fu to the world, containing exclusive interviews and newly discovered revelations.
Born Lee Jun Fan in San Francisco, California to a Hong Kong opera singer and his wife, Bruce Lee was named Bruce by a nurse at the hospital where he was born. Shortly after, the family moved back to Hong Kong during World War II where he appeared in roughly 20 films as a child actor. But despite only starring in a handful of adult films before his untimely death at the age of 32, Bruce Lee became a worldwide phenomenon. TV series (The Green Hornet) and films such as The Big Boss, Fists of Fury, The Way of the Dragon and Enter The Dragon made him an international box office sensation. He also studied dancing and became a martial art expert, introducing kung fu to his audiences and teaching martial arts to a number of celebrities. But no one had his charisma, talent and artistry and his death at 32 left the world in mourning.
His resting place has been ranked the second most significant celebrity grave site by Time Magazine, just behind Princess Diana.
In this definitive account of his iconic life, Matthew Polly (who speaks fluent Mandarin) has obtained interviews with Lee's widow, his surviving children, his manager, his mistress and the last few people to see him alive, along with over a hundred other friends and colleagues. This book will provide new revelations behind Bruce's family history, his rise to fame, and the cause of his unexpected and still unexplained death.
Matthew Polly is the author of several books including American Shaolin and Tapped Out.
His resting place has been ranked the second most significant celebrity grave site by Time Magazine, just behind Princess Diana.
In this definitive account of his iconic life, Matthew Polly (who speaks fluent Mandarin) has obtained interviews with Lee's widow, his surviving children, his manager, his mistress and the last few people to see him alive, along with over a hundred other friends and colleagues. This book will provide new revelations behind Bruce's family history, his rise to fame, and the cause of his unexpected and still unexplained death.
Matthew Polly is the author of several books including American Shaolin and Tapped Out.
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Published 2018-06-06 by Simon & Schuster |
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Published 2018-06-06 by Simon & Schuster |