Today marks the 40-year anniversary of Bruce Lee's death. He died July 20, 1973 of cerebral edema at the age of 32.
He is widely considered by commentators, critics, media and other martial artists to be one of the most influential martial artists of all time, and a pop culture icon of the 20th century. He is often credited with helping to change the way Asians were presented in American films.
He died just 6 days before the Hong Kong release of what many consider to be his greatest cinematic achievement, "Enter the Dragon". His artistic works have become a gold standard of sorts in the martial arts movie industry.
Bruce Lee could not only act, but could fight like crazy and is regarded as probably one of the best pound-for-pound fighters of all time.
Bruce Lee could not only act, but could fight like crazy and is regarded as probably one of the best pound-for-pound fighters of all time.
He is noted for his roles in 5 feature-length films: Lo Wei's The Big Boss (1971) and Fist of Fury (1972); Way of the Dragon (1972), directed and written by Lee; Warner Brothers' Enter the Dragon (1973) and The Game of Death (1973), both directed by Robert Clouse.
Martial arts superstars like Jackie Chan and Jet Li have risen on his wings to attain international fame and repute.
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