Bruce Lee Chronological Timeline
Bruce Lee: Chronological Timeline
A complete chronological timeline of the life of Bruce Lee, from his birth in 1940 to his untimely death in 1973.
- 1940 — Bruce Lee born November 27 in San Francisco, California
- 1941 — Family returns to Hong Kong
- 1946 — Begins acting career as a child actor in Hong Kong films
- 1953 — Begins studying Wing Chun under Yip Man
- 1958 — Wins Hong Kong Cha-Cha Championship
- 1959 — Returns to the United States; settles in Seattle
- 1961 — Enrols at University of Washington, studies philosophy
- 1963 — Opens his first martial arts school in Seattle
- 1964 — Demonstrates at the Long Beach International Karate Championships; meets Linda Emery
- 1964 — Marries Linda Emery
- 1965 — Son Brandon Lee born
- 1966 — Cast as Kato in The Green Hornet TV series
- 1967 — Founds Jeet Kune Do
- 1969 — Daughter Shannon Lee born
- 1971 — Films Fists of Fury and The Chinese Connection in Hong Kong
- 1972 — Writes, directs and stars in Return of the Dragon
- 1972 — Begins filming Game of Death
- 1973 — Films Enter the Dragon, his first Hollywood feature
- July 20, 1973 — Bruce Lee dies in Hong Kong, aged 32
- July 26, 1973 — Enter the Dragon released worldwide; becomes a global phenomenon