Linda Lee Cadwell | |
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Born | Linda Emery March 21, 1945 Everett, Washington, U.S. |
Other names | Linda Lee |
Alma mater | University of Washington |
Occupation(s) | Teacher, martial artist, writer |
Years active | 1964–2001 |
Notable work | Bruce Lee: The Man Only I Knew (1975) The Bruce Lee Story (1989) |
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Children | Brandon Lee, Shannon Lee |
Website | bruceleefoundation |
Linda Claire Emery Lee Cadwell (née Emery; born March 21, 1945)[1] is a retired American teacher and writer, the widow of martial artist and actor Bruce Lee (1940–1973), and the mother of actor Brandon Lee (1965–1993) and actress Shannon Lee (born 1969).[2] 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 (1993) is based, as well as the founder, a former trustee of, and an unpaid advisor of the Bruce Lee Foundation.