The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Brandon Lee

Brandon Lee was born February 1, 1965, in Oakland, California. The eldest of martial artist and actor Bruce Lee's two children, Lee was very close to his father. According to an April 1986 interview with the martial arts magazine Black Belt, the two had a playful relationship throughout Brandon's early childhood. "We used to goof around a lot together," Lee said. Nevertheless, the serious business of fitness and martial arts was always on his father's mind. "We worked out together and he would show me things. He was always training..." 

Sadly, father and son never got the opportunity to get serious about martial arts. Lee recalled, "My dad and I used to talk about martial arts sometimes, and I remember thinking, 'I'll get a little older and dad will quit working quite so much, and he'll have more time...' I always assumed there would be a time when we began training more formally. Unfortunately, we never got to do that."

As recounted by History, Bruce Lee was 32 when he died of cerebral edema (swelling of the brain) in Hong Kong on July 20, 1973, under circumstances that remain shrouded in mystery. Following his father's passing, eight-year-old Brandon, his sister, and mother would move to Seattle. Lee would spend the rest of life in the shadow of his beloved father.

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