Bruce Lee: Facts & Related Content

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Facts

Also Known As Li Jun Fan
Born November 27, 1940 • San FranciscoCalifornia • (Birthday in 6 days)
Died July 20, 1973 (aged 32) • Hong KongChina
Notable Works “The Way of the Dragon”
Married To Linda Lee Cadwell (married 1964)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In) "Enter the Dragon" (1973) • "The Way of the Dragon" (1972) • "Jing wu men" (1972) • "Longstreet" (1971) • "Tang shan da xiong" (1971) • "Marlowe" (1969) • "Here Come the Brides" (1969) • "Blondie" (1969) • "Ironside" (1967) • "The Green Hornet" (1966–1967) • "Batman" (1966–1967) • "The Milton Berle Show" (1966) • "Ren hai gu hong" (1960) • "Lei yu" (1957) • "Zao zhi dang cu wo bu jia" (1956) • "Zha dian na fu" (1956) • "Er nu zhai" (1955) • "Gu er xing" (1955) • "Gu xing xue lei" (1955) • "Ai xia ji" (1955) • "Ai" (1955) • "Wei lou chun xiao" (1953) • "Qian wan ren jia" (1953) • "Fu zhi guo" (1953) • "Ci mu lei" (1953) • "Ku hai ming deng" (1953) • "Ren zhi Chu" (1951) • "Xi lu xiang" (1950) • "Meng li xi shi" (1949) • "Fu gui fu yun" (1948) • "The Birth of Mankind" (1946)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed) "The Way of the Dragon" (1972)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator) "Circle of Iron" (1978) • "The Way of the Dragon" (1972)

Top Questions

Where was Bruce Lee born?
Bruce Lee was born in San Francisco, California, United States.
Is Bruce Lee married?
Linda Lee Cadwell (married 1964)
When was Bruce Lee born?
Bruce Lee was born on November 27, 1940.

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