Linda Lee Cadwell (née Emery; born March 21, 1945) is an American
teacher, martial artist, and writer. She is the author of the Bruce
Lee biography Bruce Lee: The Man Only I Knew, upon which the film
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story is based, as well as the founder, a former
trustee of, and an unpaid advisor of the Bruce Lee Foundation. Lee
Cadwell is the widow of martial arts master and actor Bruce Lee
(1940â€"1973) and the mother of actor Brandon Lee (1965â€"1993).She
was born in Everett, Washington, the daughter of Vivian R. (Hester)
and Everett Emery. Her family was Baptist and of Swedish, Irish, and
English descent. She met Bruce Lee while she was attending Garfield
High School, where Bruce came to give a kung fu demonstration; he was
attending the University of Washington at the time. Eventually, she
became one of his kung fu students when she was attending the
University of Washington, studying to become a teacher.She took
lessons from Lee while attending college. They married on August 17,
1964. Linda was a few credits short from graduation. They had two
children, Brandon Lee and Shannon Lee. Bruce Lee had opened his own
kung fu school at the time and was teaching Wing Chun, which would
later serve as the basis for Jeet Kune Do. He died suddenly on July
20, 1973, of an allergic reaction to an analgesic.Linda married Tom
Bleecker in 1988, and they divorced in 1990. She later wed stockbroker
Bruce Cadwell in 1991 and they lived in Rancho Mirage, California.
teacher, martial artist, and writer. She is the author of the Bruce
Lee biography Bruce Lee: The Man Only I Knew, upon which the film
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story is based, as well as the founder, a former
trustee of, and an unpaid advisor of the Bruce Lee Foundation. Lee
Cadwell is the widow of martial arts master and actor Bruce Lee
(1940â€"1973) and the mother of actor Brandon Lee (1965â€"1993).She
was born in Everett, Washington, the daughter of Vivian R. (Hester)
and Everett Emery. Her family was Baptist and of Swedish, Irish, and
English descent. She met Bruce Lee while she was attending Garfield
High School, where Bruce came to give a kung fu demonstration; he was
attending the University of Washington at the time. Eventually, she
became one of his kung fu students when she was attending the
University of Washington, studying to become a teacher.She took
lessons from Lee while attending college. They married on August 17,
1964. Linda was a few credits short from graduation. They had two
children, Brandon Lee and Shannon Lee. Bruce Lee had opened his own
kung fu school at the time and was teaching Wing Chun, which would
later serve as the basis for Jeet Kune Do. He died suddenly on July
20, 1973, of an allergic reaction to an analgesic.Linda married Tom
Bleecker in 1988, and they divorced in 1990. She later wed stockbroker
Bruce Cadwell in 1991 and they lived in Rancho Mirage, California.
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