Bruce Lee with Tiger Marks Poster

Bruce Lee with Tiger Marks Poster

SOME HISTORY

The History of Bruce Lee

The Master

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On November 27, 1940 in San Francisco, Lee Jun Fan was born in the Year of the Dragon at the Jackson St. Hospital in the Chinatown District of San Francisco. He was later named Bruce Lee. His father, Lee Hoi Chuen, a Cantonese Opera Company performer was in America touring at the time.

In 1941, Bruce and his parents return to their home in Kowloon of Hong Kong.

Bruce begins his professional screen debut in the movie, "Beginning of a Boy". He appears in 20 more films in Southeast Asia during his later years of childhood lastly being in the film, "The Orphan" at age 18.

In 1953, Bruce was involved in many street fights in Hong Kong. Because of this, he becomes a student of Sifu Yip Man, a master of Wing Chun Kungfu.

In 1958, Bruce, an expert dancer, is the victor of the Crown Colony Cha-Cha Championship in Hong Kong.

In 1959, Bruce is involved in more brawls in the streets resulting in police involvement. Bruce's parents decide that since Bruce has American citizenship, he should return to San Francisco.

After arriving in San Francisco in 1959, Bruce stays with an old friend of his father's working jobs around various Chinese Communities. After a while, Bruce moves to Seattle working for Ruby Chow, another friend of his father's. Bruce is living in a room above her restaurant while being a waiter downstairs. Later on, Bruce enrolls at Edison Technical School to earn his high school diploma. He also begins teaching kungfu is backyards and city parks.

In the springtime of 1961, Bruce enrolls at the University of Washington in Seattle. He has a major in Philosophy and continues to teach kungfu to students at school.

Roughly two years later, 1963, Bruce returns to Hong Kong after 4 years since his arrival in the U.S. in the summer. He goes back to Seattle to continue school at the end of summer.

On October 25 of the same year, Bruce takes out Linda Emery for their first date. The couple have dinner at the Space Needle.