Celebrities We All Admire: Do You Heart Bruce Lee?

I heart libraries. One time I checked out a book from the library about the incomparable Bruce Lee. That was when I realized that several people in my house heart Bruce Lee. That book got passed around. My sons loved that book! Had to pry it loose from their fingers so I could return it to the public library. Must admit. It was a great book! But then, everything about Bruce Lee is spectacularly awesome!! Don’t you agree?

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Image credit: BruceLee – The Evolution of a Master Art Legend by Advance Martial Arts, on Flickr

* * * In Memory Of Asian-American Legend ~ Bruce Lee (Nov 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973)

The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu ~ A Kung Fu Comic Book

I have watched the movie “Enter the Dragon” many times. The movie came out in 1973. The first time I saw it was memorable. I went with my big sister to the movies. To watch it. That fight scene with the mirrors is burned in my memory. 

In 2015, I stumbled upon this cool art. I never knew there was a comic book! Isn't the Internet a wonderful thing?

If you are a loyal Bruce Lee fan then I have no doubt that you love this picture! Below is a description of what it is.

"The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu was an American black-and-white martial arts comics magazine published by Magazine Management, a corporate sibling of Marvel Comics. A total of 33 issues were published from 1974 to 1977, plus one special edition. Additionally, a color Marvel comic titled simply Deadly Hands of Kung Fu was published as a 2014 miniseries.” (SOURCE: Wikipedia)

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"The only style is, there is no style."
~ In Memory of: Bruce Lee (1940 – 1973)

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Today in #MarvelComics History, Jack Hart, the hero Jack of Hearts, first appeared in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #22 February 3, 1976.

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Vintage Drama TV Series: Kung Fu (1972 - 1975)

David Carradine (1936 - 2009) is from Hollywood royalty. He is the son of John Carradine. John Carradine had more than one son and they all become actors. But if you ask me, my personal opinion is that none of them were good actors. It's just that they had the Carradine family name that opened doors for them. Some described him as a “B actor”. But I would say it's more like a C-minus. 

Many people might remember David Carradine for his role in the Quentin Tarantino “Kill Bill” films, released in 2003 and 2004. But I go back a lot further than that. I remember him for being cast as Kwai Chang Caine aka “Grasshopper” in the TV series "Kung Fu". A TV show that was actually the creation/idea of Bruce Lee (1940 - 1973), only he was not chosen for the starring role. Choosing Carradine to play the part of a martial artist in the wild wild west? That was downright ridiculous AND insulting!

Nevertheless, it's TV history now!

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INTERESTING TRIVIA:

• The show was not cancelled because of low ratings or viewers. But due to Carradine's injuries sustained on the set. He said he could not carry one because he had been physically hurt too many times and just couldn't take it any more. Yeah right. I'll bet Bruce Lee would not have whined like that!
• In 1986, the first sequel to the Kung Fu series was a TV movie “Kung Fu: The Movie”. At least in this film, Brandon Lee, the son of Bruce Lee, was given the starring role.
• The Real Reason Bruce Lee Was Passed On By The Kung Fu TV Show | ScreerRant. Reasons provided sound more like lame excuses.

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