Bruce Lee: Letters of the Dragon. Bruce Lee
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Название: Bruce Lee: Letters of the Dragon

Автор: Bruce Lee

Издательство: Ingram

Жанр: Биографии и Мемуары

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isbn: 9781462917853

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СКАЧАТЬ 12, 1968Films episode of “Blondie,” a Universal TV series.April 19, 1969Birth of Bruce and Linda’s daughter, Shannon Emery Lee, in Santa Monica, California.1970Returns to Hong Kong with Brandon to visit his family.1970-71Works with actor James Coburn and screenwriter Stirling Silliphant on screenplay about the philosophy of martial art. Movie is to be entitled The Silent Flute.1971Begins to collaborate with Warner Brothers on developing TV series, “The Warrior” (later renamed “Kung Fu”).June 27, 1971Films premiere episode of “Longstreet” TV series for Paramount.July 1971Goes to Thailand to film The Big Boss (Fists of Fury in North America) for Golden Harvest Studios. Movie breaks all previous box office records in Hong Kong.December 7, 1971In Hong Kong, receives official word he will not star in “The Warrior”; role has been given to American Caucasian actor David Carradine.1972• In Hong Kong, films second film for Golden Harvest, Fist of Fury (The Chinese Connection in North America), which breaks records set by his previous film, The Big Boss.• Forms his own Hong Kong production company, Concord, and makes directorial debut in The Way of the Dragon (Return of the Dragon in North America); again, shatters all previous Hong Kong box office records.October-November 1972In Hong Kong, begins preliminary filming of fight sequences for next film, The Game of Death.February 1973Interrupts filming of The Game of Death to make feature film, Enter the Dragon, in Hong Kong for Warner Brothers.July 20, 1973Bruce Lee passes away in Hong Kong, his death the result of a cerebral edema caused by hypersensitivity to a prescription medication.July 31, 1973Bruce Lee is laid to rest in Lakeview Cemetery, Seattle. His pallbearers are friends and students Steve McQueen, James Coburn, Dan Inosanto, Peter Chin, Taky Kimura, and his younger brother, Robert Lee. Image

      Part 1

      DISCOVERING AMERICA

      (1958-1963)

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      1958

      November 1958

      I think it is very rude to write to you [so] abruptly, [particularly] while I am a stranger to you. So, by this letter, I’m obliged to introduce myself to you. To begin with, my name is Lee Shiu Loong (Bruce).2 My father, Lee Hoi Chuen, is a friend of your father and I am very grateful that your mother advised me to write this letter to you to ask you some advice. Because you are so much experienced in your subject which you are now studying, and I, too, intend to study medicine or pharmacy in the future, I would like very much that you can solve my problems and I hope that you don’t find it troublesome. At present, I am a student of S.F.X. (F.4).3 I planned to come to the States next year and finish High School, I intend to take medicine. As I am ignorant on that subject, can you please explain to me the qualifications of being a doctor or pharmacist step-by-step?

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      Bruce Lee’s registration card from St. Francis Xavier College, in Hong Kong.

      Now I don’t even have the slightest idea of that subject. Do you think I can succeed when, at present, I don’t know anything about it? Lastly, with all my heart, I do pray you to keep a close intimacy with me, in future.

      Thank you very much.

      I am truly yours,

      Bruce Lee

      1959

      A Letter to an Unknown Friend4

      April 29, 1959

      The first friend I met after boarding the ship, turned out to be an Indian person. We had a nice time chatting. He asked me to teach him Cha-cha. After speaking for a while, he bumped into one of his friends, so I ended up alone by myself. So I returned to a room.

      In this room I met with an elderly gentleman, Mr. Lok. Mr. Lok is a frequent traveler on these boats and he offered some pointers which I appreciated. I also met my school friend’s older brother, Mr. Chang. We basically did everything together (we went in and out, activities, and so on, together). This person studies choy lay fut boxing5 and has a definite interest and admiration for Wing Chun.6 We even came to agree to sight-see together in Japan.

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      Bruce Lee poses for a picture with his father; Lee Hoi Chuen (left), in Hong Kong.

      When you go to the bar for drinks, even Coca-Cola costs money. To me, I’d rather drink faucet water. The funniest of all, is when I went to shower; I didn’t know that I could adjust the cold and hot water, so I only turned on the hot and it got hotter and hotter as I was showering until I couldn’t take it any more. Then I turned it all the way to the cold water until I got frozen. Later on, when I went to the room, someone instructed me—then I understood that there was a “middle” setting! After I got in bed, I felt my whole bed swaying—very uncomfortable. I hope it won’t make me sea-sick.

      Right now it is 11:30 PM. I think I’d better sleep early, because tomorrow’s breakfast is at 8:30 AM.

      Monday, May 4, 1959

      “Open the door and you see the mountain”7

      The problem with the above statement is that if you try to be too direct, things don’t turn out properly and it always backfires. The mouth says “yes,” but the heart says “no.”

      Today is Monday the 4th. As the boat arrived to the shore, Peter8 came to receive me. Thanks to him, he took me on the train from Osaka directly to Tokyo for sightseeing.

      Tokyo is really an extremely beautiful city. It’s as pretty as any Western country. I’ve never seen so much automobile traffic, it’s non-stop, pedestrians pushing and shoving, and the city is full of excitement.

      The very colorful neon lights are constantly flickering and changing, showing plenty of images. Compared to Hong Kong, Hong Kong falls way behind!

      After meeting with Peter’s friends, they invited me to eat Japanese style chicken and rice—the taste is fabulous. Later on, I exchanged my Hong Kong dollars and bought a pair of shoes (very low price), three thick terry-cloth shirts and some scenic photos. Later on, they took me to listen to a music lounge. After listening to the music, we took the train back to the boat at approximately 10:30 PM.

      Today is Tuesday, May 5th. I believe Peter has already gone back to Hong Kong. Now I’m left alone, all by myself with nothing to do. In the afternoon, I will leave the boat with some friends I’ve met on the boat for a little while to buy some souvenirs. At around 3:00 PM, we went ashore. There were two Americans who live in our cabin room; one is around 30 years old, the other around 25. Both are studying law. We chit-chatted a little while and then I decided to pen you this letter.

      Now the boat has pulled out, so I will put away my pen. The reason is because when the boat is sailing, the ocean has become rough with big waves and the ship is very rocky—to the point in the evening there was a dance, but nobody could СКАЧАТЬ