Linda Lee Cadwell

Linda Lee Cadwell
Lee in 1998
Born
Linda Emery

(1945-03-21) March 21, 1945 (age 79)
Everett, Washington, U.S.
Other namesLinda Lee
Alma materUniversity of Washington
Occupation(s)Teacher, martial artist, writer
Years active1964–2001
Notable workBruce Lee: The Man Only I Knew (1975)
The Bruce Lee Story (1989)
Spouses
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    (m. 1964; died 1973)​
  • Tom Bleecker
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    (m. 1988; div. 1990)​
  • Bruce Cadwell
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    (m. 1991)​
ChildrenBrandon Lee, Shannon Lee
Websitebruceleefoundation.com

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.

  1. ^ Polly, Matthew (1989). Bruce Lee: A Life. Simon and Schuster. p. 123. ISBN 9781501187636.
  2. ^ "No Charges Filed in Actor's Death During Filming". The New York Times. September 6, 1993.