The Resource Bruce Lee : a life, Matthew Polly
Bruce Lee : a life, Matthew Polly
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- Summary
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- "A biography of the movie icon Bruce Lee"--
- "Bruce Lee made martial arts a global phenomenon. He bridged the divide between Eastern and Western cultures. He smashed long-held stereotypes of Asians and Asian Americans. And yet, almost a half-century after his sudden death at age thirty-two, there has not been a definitive account of the film legend's life. Until now. Following years of research that included more than one hundred interviews--with Lee's family, friends, business associates, and even the actress in whose bed he died--Matthew Polly has constructed a complex, humane portrait of the icon. Polly explores Lee's boyhood as a child star in Hong Kong cinema; his troublemaking teenage years that got him sent away to America; his beginnings as a martial arts teacher, eventually becoming instructor to movie stars like Steve McQueen; his struggles as an Asian American actor in Hollywood and frustration seeing roles go to white actors in eye makeup; his eventual triumph as a leading man; his challenges juggling a skyrocketing career with his duties as a father and husband; and his shocking death, which even today remains the subject of controversy. This is an honest, revealing, and long overdue look at an impressive yet imperfect man whose personal story was even more entertaining and inspiring than any fictional role he played onscreen."--Dust jacket
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Extent
- x, 640 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- "June 2018"--Title page verso
- Contents
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- Prologue : tale of two funerals
- Act I. Little dragon. Sick man of Asia ; Boomtown ; Ip man ; Banished
- Act II. Gold mountain. Native son ; Husky ; Sunny side of the bay ; Face-off in Oakland ; Hollywood calling ; Citizen Kato ; Jeet Kune Do ; Sifu to the stars ; Bit player ; The silent flute ; The way of longstreet
- Act III. The returned. The last mogul ; The big boss ; Fist of fury ; Concord ; Spaghetti eastern ; Fame and its discontents ; Blood & steel ; Knockin' on heaven's door ; The last day of Bruce Lee ; The inquest
- Epilogue : the legend
- Isbn
- 9781471175701
- Label
- Bruce Lee : a life
- Title
- Bruce Lee
- Title remainder
- a life
- Statement of responsibility
- Matthew Polly
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "A biography of the movie icon Bruce Lee"--
- "Bruce Lee made martial arts a global phenomenon. He bridged the divide between Eastern and Western cultures. He smashed long-held stereotypes of Asians and Asian Americans. And yet, almost a half-century after his sudden death at age thirty-two, there has not been a definitive account of the film legend's life. Until now. Following years of research that included more than one hundred interviews--with Lee's family, friends, business associates, and even the actress in whose bed he died--Matthew Polly has constructed a complex, humane portrait of the icon. Polly explores Lee's boyhood as a child star in Hong Kong cinema; his troublemaking teenage years that got him sent away to America; his beginnings as a martial arts teacher, eventually becoming instructor to movie stars like Steve McQueen; his struggles as an Asian American actor in Hollywood and frustration seeing roles go to white actors in eye makeup; his eventual triumph as a leading man; his challenges juggling a skyrocketing career with his duties as a father and husband; and his shocking death, which even today remains the subject of controversy. This is an honest, revealing, and long overdue look at an impressive yet imperfect man whose personal story was even more entertaining and inspiring than any fictional role he played onscreen."--Dust jacket
- Additional physical form
- Also issued online.
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Polly, Matthew
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- genealogical tables
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- bibliography
- filmographies
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Lee, Bruce
- Martial artists
- Actors
- Motion picture actors and actresses
- Martial artists
- Actors
- Martial artists
- Actors
- Label
- Bruce Lee : a life, Matthew Polly
- Note
- "June 2018"--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- still image
- text
- Content type code
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- sti
- txt
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue : tale of two funerals -- Act I. Little dragon. Sick man of Asia ; Boomtown ; Ip man ; Banished -- Act II. Gold mountain. Native son ; Husky ; Sunny side of the bay ; Face-off in Oakland ; Hollywood calling ; Citizen Kato ; Jeet Kune Do ; Sifu to the stars ; Bit player ; The silent flute ; The way of longstreet -- Act III. The returned. The last mogul ; The big boss ; Fist of fury ; Concord ; Spaghetti eastern ; Fame and its discontents ; Blood & steel ; Knockin' on heaven's door ; The last day of Bruce Lee ; The inquest -- Epilogue : the legend
- Control code
- 000062170831
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Extent
- x, 640 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781471175701
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some colour), genealogical table
- Stock number
- 14888035
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1031407919
- Label
- Bruce Lee : a life, Matthew Polly
- Note
- "June 2018"--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- still image
- text
- Content type code
-
- sti
- txt
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue : tale of two funerals -- Act I. Little dragon. Sick man of Asia ; Boomtown ; Ip man ; Banished -- Act II. Gold mountain. Native son ; Husky ; Sunny side of the bay ; Face-off in Oakland ; Hollywood calling ; Citizen Kato ; Jeet Kune Do ; Sifu to the stars ; Bit player ; The silent flute ; The way of longstreet -- Act III. The returned. The last mogul ; The big boss ; Fist of fury ; Concord ; Spaghetti eastern ; Fame and its discontents ; Blood & steel ; Knockin' on heaven's door ; The last day of Bruce Lee ; The inquest -- Epilogue : the legend
- Control code
- 000062170831
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Extent
- x, 640 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781471175701
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some colour), genealogical table
- Stock number
- 14888035
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1031407919
Subject
- Actors -- United States -- Biography
- Biographies
- Lee, Bruce, 1940-1973
- Martial artists -- Hong Kong -- Biography
- Actors -- China | Hong Kong -- Biography
- Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography
- Martial artists -- United States -- Biography
- Actors -- Hong Kong -- Biography
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