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50 Part Bruce Lee Biography to Air on Chinese Television

As odd as it sounds, Bruce Lee has been an action hero around the world, except in China. Lee films didn’t show up on video in China until the 80s, approximately 10 years after his death in 1973. Why was China behind the rest of the world in getting on the Bruce Lee martial arts train? It was due in part to the communist government. But now, China is trying to make amends and give Lee his props. China Central Television has spent $7.3 million making “The Legend of Bruce Lee,” a 50 part series. This is the first time … Continue reading →

Bruce Lee’s Hong Kong Home to Become a Museum

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Bruce Lee was one of my first heroes. Of course, by the time I learned who he actually was, he was dead. Bruce Lee died under mysterious circumstances on July 20, 1973 at the age of 32, but he still remains a pop culture icon along the lines of Elvis and Marilyn Monroe even 35 years after his death. Now, a billionaire has decided to open Bruce’s own Graceland to the world. Bruce and his family were based in Seattle, WA, but he was in Hong Kong filming when he died. Now, hotel and real estate mogul Yu Panglin has … Continue reading →

This Week in History – June, 1993

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It was 15 years ago, but it seems like only yesterday. Yes, we are going back to this week in June 1993 to find out what was happening in our world: In national news, Nutri-System was forced to claim bankruptcy. Because of that, the company had to close 283 stores and lay off 1,800 employees. The White House began receiving email via this crazy invention called the Internet. By the end of this week, the Montreal Canadiens will have won their 24th Stanley Cup after defeating the Los Angeles Kings. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland broke … Continue reading →

Brandon Lee – More than Bruce’s Son

Imagine wanting to be an actor. Not too hard to imagine since many young people make that decision every day. Now imagine that your father is the greatest martial arts film star of all time. It makes things a little more difficult, doesn’t it? Actor Brandon Lee had this to deal with when he decided he wanted to be an actor. After all, his father was Bruce Lee, the man who set the bar for martial arts films and was more famous 30 years after his death than he was when he was alive. Rather than try to replace Bruce, … Continue reading →

Bruce Lee – The Master of Martial Arts Films

I have been a Bruce Lee fan as long as I can remember. I saw Return of the Dragon at the drive-in when I was 10 or 11 and was just blown away by him. Even today, 30+ years after his death, Bruce Lee remains one of the most influential martial artists of all time. Bruce Lee was born on November 27, 1940 in San Francisco while his parents were touring with the Cantonese Opera Company. Although he would not become known in the West for many more years, young Bruce was a child star in Hong Kong, starring in … Continue reading →