Linda Lee Cadwell
Date Of Birth | March 21, 1945 |
Age | 79 years 6 months 15 days |
Day of Birth | Wednesday |
Place Of Birth | Everett, Washington, United States |
Zodiac Sign | Aries |
Profession | Writer |
Birth Name | Linda Emery |
Full Name | Linda C. Emery |
Other Name | Linda Lee |
Personal Information | |
Residence | Rancho Mirage, California |
Religion | Christianity (Baptist) |
Languages | Chinese , English |
Nationality | American |
Ethnicity | Caucasian |
Complexion | White |
Body Features & Measurements | |
Height | 170 CM 5 Feet 7 Inches |
Eye color | Blue |
Hair color | Light Blonde |
Figure Type | Slim |
Body Type | Slim |
Family Information | |
Father | Everett Emery |
Mother | Vivian R. Hester |
Son | Brandon Bruce Lee (born 1965 - death 1993) |
Daughter | Shannon Emery Lee (born 1969) |
Brothers In-Law | Peter Lee (Bruce Lee's Brother) Robert Lee (Bruce Lee's Brother) |
Granddaughter | Wren Keasler (Daughter of Shannon Lee) |
Son In-Law | Anthony Ian Keasler (Husband of Shannon Lee) |
Father In-Law | Lee Hoi-chuen (Bruce Lee's father) |
Mother In-Law | Grace Ho (Bruce Lee's Mother) |
Sisters In-Law | Phoebe Lee (Bruce Lee's Sister) Agnes Lee (Bruce Lee's Sister) |
Education Qualifications | |
Education (Graduation) | University of Washington |
Education (High School) | Meany Junior High , Garfield High School |
Love, Romance, Marriage | |
Husbands | Bruce Lee (married 1964- divorced 1973) Tom Bleecker (married 1988- divorced 1990) Bruce Cadwell (married 1991-) |
Social Networks, Web links | |
Official Website | Linda Lee Cadwell Official Website |
Biography
Linda Lee Cadwell is an American Teacher, author and a martial artist. Her husband Bruce Lee was a renowned martial artist and actor. Both her children Brandon Lee (deceased) and Shannon Lee are accomplished martial artists and actors.
She co-founded Bruce Lee foundation, along with her daughter Shannon Lee and promotes the martial art Jeet Kune Do (invented by Bruce Lee) along with her daughter.
Childhood- Early Life
Linda Emery was born on 21st March 1945 in Everett, Washington to Vivian R. Hester(Mother) & Everett Emery(Father). She was raised in a Baptist family. Her father died when she was just 5 years old. After the death of her father, she, her mom and elder sister moved to Seattle.
She is of English, rish and Swedish ancestry.
Education
- Meany Junior High: She attended Meany, a public school located in Seattle
- Garfield High School: She attended James A. Garfield High School, a public high school in Seattle
- University of Washington: She graduated from the University of Washington
Marriage- Relationships
Bruce Lee
Meeting: Linda Emery was a student at the Garfield High School, Bruce Lee (the Martial artist & actor) visited the High school to demonstrate Kung Fu and that is how they first met. After her High School, she joined the University of Washington where Bruce Lee was a teacher, inspired by his Kung Fu she decided to learn Kung Fu and joined him as a student.
Image: Young Linda with Bruce Lee
Linda & Bruce Lee started dating in October 1961, back then it was not common for an Asian man to marry a white woman, she married Bruce Lee on 17th August 1964. She has two children with him, a son named Brandon Bruce Lee (born in 1964) & a Daughter named Shannon Emery Lee (born in 1969). Both of her children became actors and martial artists following their father's footsteps.
Image: Linda Lee Family: husband Bruce Lee, son Brandon, daughter Shannon
Her husband Bruce Lee died on 20th July 1973 of an allergic reaction to an analgesic. Not being able to take care of a young family all by herself she sold copyrights of Bruce Lee to a measly sum (Which her daughter bought back later paying a hefty amount)
[Shannon Lee with brother Brandon Lee and Mom Linda]
Her son Brandon died in a shooting accident while shooting for the movie The Crow in 1993, there was a gun malfunction, dummy bullets came in contact with residual gun powder, which was enough to cause actual firing.
Second Marriage- Tom Bleecker
Linda married Tom Bleecker, an author and screenwriter in 1988, they however divorced soon after in 1990. Tom Bleecker has written a biographical book on Bruce Lee named 'The Bruce Lee Story' with Linda.
Third Marriage- Bruce Cadwell
Linda married Bruce Cadwell, a stock broker in 1991, they have been together since then, they do not have any biological children together, they live in Rancho Mirage, California.
Image: Linda Lee Cadwell with Bruce Cadwell
Linda along with her daughter Shannon promote the martial arts system 'Jeet Kune Do' invented by Bruce Lee. Linda and Shannon have a Memorial website for Bruce Lee & Family.
Career
Books
Bruce Lee: The Man Only I Knew (1975)
[Bruce Lee: The Man Only I Knew]
Linda authored the 1975 biographical book on Bruce Lee. This was written just some time after his death and has recollection of many incidents fresh from memory. The movie Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story(1993) was based on the book. Jason Scott Lee (not related to Bruce Lee despite the surname) played Bruce Lee in the movie and Lauren Holly as Linda Emery.
Linda has written a few other Biographical books on Bruce Lee:
- The Bruce Lee Story (1989) (with Tom Bleecker)
- The Life And Tragic Death Of Bruce Lee
- Bruce Lee: The Tao of the Dragon Warrior
- The Warrior Within
Interesting Facts
- Linda is of Dutch, English, Irish, Swedish descent.
- She kept Lee's surname even after his demise in his memory.
- Linda, along with her daughter Shannon runs Bruce Lee Foundation, an organization dedicated to help the needy and spread philosophy of Bruce Lee & his Life history.
- She was a cheerleader at High school.
- She took pre-medicine at college
- After returning to US after Bruce Lee's death she took to teaching, she taught Kindergarten kids.
- She wanted to become a doctor in her childhood, but seeing that her mother couldn't afford to pay her fees she chose teaching.
- Her mother initially did not like her daughter marrying a Chinese person. In fact most of her family initially did not like them getting married. Her mother did attend the wedding though and Bruce Lee grew on her over time.
Filmography
Year | Movie/ Series | Character | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1993 | Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story | Writer of the book "Bruce Lee: The Man Only I Knew" on which the movie is based | |
1983 | A Night in Heaven | Ivy | |
1980 | Saturday Night Live | Director; 2 episodes | |
1973 | Enter the Dragon | Party Guest |
Quotes
- No one knows how Bruce died, but I'd rather remember the way he lived.
Sources
- Linda Lee Cadwell on wikipedia