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Following World War II, the On July 20, , Hitler cheats death as a bomb planted in a briefcase goes off, but fails to kill him. High-ranking German officials had made up their minds that Hitler must die. He was leading Germany in a suicidal war on two fronts, and assassination was the only way to stop Live TV. This Day In History. The movies were smash hits across Asia and soon Hollywood was calling for his return. In the fall of , Warner Bros offered Lee Enter the Dragon , the first of his films to be co-produced by a major American studio.
Expectations were high when filming began in Hong Kong in January But on July 20, , just six days before Enter the Dragon was set to be released, Bruce Lee died, suddenly and mysteriously.
Perhaps in part because of that, Enter the Dragon became one of the highest-grossing films of and fueled a martial arts craze in the U. But how could a young man at the peak of physical fitness die so suddenly and inexplicably? That question, almost as much as his kung fu skills, has defined Bruce Lee's stardom. Almost immediately, the rumor mill began running overtime: Hong Kong triads, a family curse, and even poisoning were all blamed for his death. That the married star had died in the house of his secret girlfriend, Betty Ting, fueled more rumors.
More speculation surfaced in , when Lee's actor son Brandon Lee died after being shot by a faulty prop gun on the set of The Crow. In the 45 years since Bruce Lee's death, scientists, biographers and fans continue to speculate about what caused his cerebral edema, poring over the facts and rumors alike.
Here's what we actually know about Bruce Lee's tragic death. Officially, Lee's death was caused by a cerebral edema, a swelling of the brain caused by excess fluid. Although Lee's brain had swelled nearly 13 percent, the coroner found no evidence of external injury. So what caused the edema? Signs of his poor health first appeared in May , just weeks before Lee's death. Suffering from headaches and seizures, he was rushed to hospital, where he was diagnosed with his first cerebral edema.
In , Lee opened two martial arts studios, and the next year, he gave a demonstration of his skills at the International Karate Championships in Long Beach, California.
He demonstrated his now famous "One Inch Punch," a punch that stops an inch from the opponent's torso, followed by another punch that can propel an opponent backward several feet into the air. There, he was offered a part on The Big Boss. It was a huge success and made him famous overnight. After that, he starred in Fist of Fury , followed by Way of the Dragon , which he starred in and directed. He showed his signature nunchaku skill by using two sets at the same time.
In fact, he was virtually unknown in the United States while he lived. His last movie, Enter the Dragon , was released less than a month after his mysterious death, and it created the perfect recipe for stardom. His acting skills were magnanimous; his fighting skills were superhuman; and his death was shocking. It was a trifecta for the creation of a cultural icon. The star was dead. So they called for an ambulance but asked it to go to the further Queen Elizabeth Hospital, a minute drive, rather than Dr.
Linda got to the hospital first and since no one had given the hospital a heads up about the identity of the incoming patient, they thought it had to be a ruse. But just as she was about to call home, she saw her husband being wheeled by.
Not long after, she was given the tragic news. He was dead. But at that point, he may have already been dead for a while. Early theories started creeping up: Did he die in a fight?
Was he beaten by a group in the Tsim Sha Tsui neighborhood? The questions were all over the place. The hospital also issued a release, pointing at cerebral edema. While the cover-up worked at first, the press was steadfast.
She was questioned, but stuck to the fabricated story, opening up more mysteries. Working out the play by play, it all seemed to line up. And for the greater part of a few decades, that remained the story. Still, theories were tested. One story was that Lee died with an erection — and a Hong Kong photographer actually managed to bribe a morgue worker to take pictures of the corpse to see if it was true.
While he got a picture of his face, she stopped him before he got any lower.
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