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Stunning, vintage Bruce Lee Authentic Type I (one) PSA Encapsulated, which is very difficult to find nowadays. From 1971 (release 1972), Fist of Fury (Fists of Fury), also known as The Chinese Connection, Hong Kong action martial arts film.
Information below.
National General Pictures.
Photo measures approximately:
photo only approximately : 20,3 x 25,4 cm or 8" x 10";
encapsulated approximately : 25,4 x 33 cm or 10" x 13".
PSA Authentic Encapsulated Photograph with Letter of Authenticity # 85179331.
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INFORMATION
Bruce Lee (born Lee Jun-fan; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong-American martial artist and actor. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines. Credited with helping popularize martial arts films in the 1970s, Lee is considered by some commentators and martial artists to be the most influential martial artist of all time and a pop culture icon of the 20th century, who bridged the gap between East and West. He is credited with promoting Hong Kong action cinema and helping to change the way Chinese people were presented in American films.
Born in San Francisco and raised in British Hong Kong, Lee was introduced to the Hong Kong film industry as a child actor by his father. His early martial arts experience included Wing Chun (trained under Ip Man), tai chi, boxing (winning a Hong Kong boxing tournament), and frequent street fighting (neighbourhood and rooftop fights). In 1959, Lee moved to Seattle, where he enrolled at the University of Washington in 1961. It was during this time in the United States that he began considering making money by teaching martial arts, even though he aspired to have a career in acting. He opened his first martial arts school, operated out of home in Seattle. After later adding a second school in Oakland, California, he once drew significant attention at the 1964 Long Beach International Karate Championships of California by making demonstrations and speaking. He subsequently moved to Los Angeles to teach, where his students included Chuck Norris, Sharon Tate, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. In the 1970s, his Hong Kong and Hollywood-produced films elevated Hong Kong martial arts films to a new level of popularity and acclaim, sparking a surge of Western interest in Chinese martial arts. The direction and tone of his films dramatically influenced and changed martial arts and martial arts films worldwide.
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Vintage, more then 50 years old photo with condition wear due to age and handling - but see images please, images are part of the description. A scanner may interpret colours and contrast differently. It's possible that the actual photograph may be slightly darker or lighter.
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