How Did Bruce Lee Die

A Chinese American martial artist, Bruce Lee was a Hong Kong based actor born on 27th Novemer,1940. He practiced the martial art called Wing Chun. A close-range combat is the specialty of Wing Chun. Bruce Lee was not only a martial artist, but also a film director, philosopher and screenwriter. This San Francisco born martial artist was one of the best in his field and became a cultural icon. 'Jeet Kune Do' is a fighting system founded by Bruce Lee. The five films in which Bruce Lee acted were 'The Big Boss', 'Fist of Fury', 'Way of the Dragon', 'Enter the Dragon' and 'The Game of Death'. The death of Bruce Lee is surrounded by mysteries and the speculations and rumors associated with it make the whole issue complicated to understand. Let us have a look at some of the fact and mysteries about how did Bruce Lee die.

When did Bruce Lee Die?
Bruce Lee died on 20th July, 1973. He had a meeting with a film producer Raymond Chow and actress Betty Tingpei on that day. After meeting Raymond Chow at home, Bruce Lee left for Tingpei's house with him. Discussion about the film 'Game of Death' continued till 4 pm in the evening after which Raymond Chow left Tingpei's house. As Bruce Lee complained of a headache, Tingpei gave him a super aspirin tablet, 'Equagesic'. Apart from the tablet, Lee consumed a couple of soft drinks. At around 7:30 pm when the actress tried to wake him up, Bruce Lee was found dead. The post-mortem report revealed that traces of cannabis were present in Lee' stomach. The authenticity of the post-mortem report is an issue of debate; however, some of them believe that the cerebral edema resulting from cannabis was the reason behind Bruce Lee's death. The inquest that was carried out in Hong Kong by a coroner, concluded that the reaction to Equagesic drug was the reason behind Lee's death. The hypersensitivity to the drug caused swelling in the brain; eventually leading Bruce Lee into a state of coma.

A professor from University of London, R.D. Teare (forensic medicine department) declared that it was not possible that cannabis be the reason behind Lee's death. He concluded that hypersensitivity to aspirin or meprobamate or both was the cause behind Bruce Lee's death.

Mysteries about Bruce Lee's Death
The exact reason behind Bruce Lee's death has not been confirmed yet. Let us have a look at the mysteries or more exactly, ambiguities related to Lee's death.

Some of the Chinese people believe, that Bruce Lee's death was a result of high-intensity training. He was addicted to physical fitness and used to work out for long hours. Few of them also believe that the death of Bruce Lee was destined to take place and that it was already in the stars. It is also believed by many, that Bruce Lee used to take a combination of steroids which eventually lead to his death. Brain aneurysm is also cited to be one of the possible reasons behind Bruce Lee's death. Lee had received many blows on the head during the early life of training in martial arts. Thus, brain aneurysm could be one of the reasons. Some people believe that Bruce Lee's family was cursed and that Lee's son too died in an accident, 20 years after his death.

The death of Bruce Lee shocked the world and many speculations were made about the exact cause. One cannot firmly say anything about how did Bruce Lee die even today.