INDEX

Numbers in italics indicate pages on which pictures are found. Page numbers correspond to the print edition.

A lowercase n indicates that the reference is found in the Notes under the number that follows the n.

Adams, Nick, 54, 73

All American Open Karate Championship, 90

Ashley, Ted, 173n 11

BL Letters to, 140, 161-63, 164-66, 174, 178-79, 181

Bangkok (Thailand), BL letters from, 158-61

Barrington Plaza (apt. build.), 70-71

“Batman” (TV series), 69, 71, 83n28

Big Boss, The (movie), 17, 147, 152, 155, 172n9

Black Belt magazine, 39, 71, 81n2, 114, 118, 120-21, 138nn18, 19, 143, 146, 172n2

“Blondie” (TV series), 16

Bo (dog), 82n16, 91, 92, 93

Bullitt (movie), 138n 10

Burr; Raymond, 95

Cadwell, Linda Lee, 10-12, 13, 16, 18, 32, 33n 19, 49, 54, 55, 139n29, 160

BL Letters to, 45-54, 91-96, 128-35, 142-43, 148-61, 169

Cameron, Lee, 74, 76

Cang Sing, 122

Carradine, David, 17, 172n5

Castro, Ralph, 44

Cha-Cha Championship, 15, 23

Chan Heung, 121

Chan, Robert, 166

Chang Hung Sing, 122

Chang Ki-ming, 23

Chang, Mr, 21

Cheung, Hawkins, 33n 13, 41

BL letter to, 25-26

Cheung, William, 81n3

BL letters to, 40-42, 110-12, 127

Chil Lai Cheung, 23

Chin, Peter; 17

Chinese Club, 23

Chinese Connection, The. See Fist of Fury (movie)

Chinese Grauman Theater See Grauman’s Chinese Theater (Los Angeles)

Chinese Gung Fu: The Philosophical Art of Self Defense (Lee), 42, 81n6

Cho, Henry, 92

Chow, Raymond, 148, 165, 172n8, 177, 183, 184n6

Choy Fook, 121

Choy, Johnny, 58

Clay Cassius (Mohammed Ali), 55, 56

Coburn, James, 14, 16, 17, 109, 113, 118, 123, 131, 138n17, 142, 143, 172n1, 184n3

BL letter to, 180

Complete Guide to Kung Fu Fighting Styles, The (Hallander), 33n5

Concord film company 162

Corey, Jeff, 34, 68, 69, 77

Damone, Vic, 34, 68, 70

Delgado, Louis, 114, 137, 138n15

Dong, Melvin, 33n9

BL letter to, 23-24

Dozier; William, 80, 83n30

BL letter to, 77-78

Edison Technical High School (Seattle), 15, 25

Emery Linda. See Cadwell, Linda Lee

Enter the Dragon (movie), 17, 31, 179, 181

Evans, Bill, 81n2

BL letter to, 39—40

Fist of Fury (movie), 17, 164, 173n15

Fistful of Dollars, A (movie), 162

Fists of Fury. See Big Boss, The (movie)

Fong, Leo, 172n4

BL letters to, 121-22, 143, 147-48

Franciscus, James, 147

Game of Death, The (movie), 17, 177

Garner; James, 68, 111

Glover; Jesse, 27, 28, 33n17

Golden Harvest Films, 16, 157, 172nn8, 9, 184n6

Gordon, Don, 68

Grauman’s Chinese Theater (Los Angeles), 180

“Green Hornet” (TV series), 13, 16, 34, 68, 69-70, 79-80, 83nn27, 31, 32, 111

Greenway Productions, 89, 137n2

Gstaad (Switzerland), BL letters from, 128-31

gung fu, 11, 13, 29-31, 57-58, 77, 78

practice of, 41

process of learning, 36, 61-62

Tao of, 42

teaching, 55

Hallander; Jane, 33n5

Hanna Barbera, 183

Hart, Ed, 33n16

BL letters to, 27, 28

Hartsell, Larry 13, 172n7

BL letter to, 145-46

“Hawaii 5-0” (TV series), 103

Hong Kong, 15, 136

In the Heat of the Night (movie), 108, 123, 127

India:

BL's scouting trip to, 172n1

BL letter from, 142-43

Inglewood (Calif.), BL letters from, 91-96

Inosanto, Dan, 17, 87, 94, 102, 137n1

International Karate Tournament, 16

“Ironside” (TV series), 16, 95

Jae, Wally, 102

Japan America Society of Southern California, 71-72

jeet kune do, 13, 16, 81n10, 82n 19, 111, 122-24, 143

art of, 167

film on, 148

Joe, Allen, 79, 104, 105, 138n9

“Johnny Carson” (TV show), 91, 183

Jones, Peter; 45, 52

judo, 76

Jun Fan Gung Fu Institute (Oakland, Calif), 16, 81n5, 82n 18, 100

Jung, Ed, 71

karate, 76

contemporary, 72-73

Karate: The Art of the Empty Hand (Nishiyama), 42

Karate Illustrated magazine, 118

Kimura, Taky, 13, 17, 37, 49, 81nn1, 8, 184n2

BL letters to, 36-39,43--44, 54-57, 68-71, 77-78, 95-99, 100-102, 175-76

King of Chinese Boxers (movie), 147, l53

Kosichroen, Tavatachi, 151

Kowloon (Hong Kong), BL letters from, 45-65, 132-35, 176, 181

“Kung Fu” (TV series), 168n5

Kwong, Kenneth, 94

La Salle College (Hong Kong), l5

Langston, 49,53

Lay Yau Saan, 121, 122

Lee, Brandon Bruce, l6, 43, 45, 48, 65, 133, 134-35, 139nn26, 27

drawings by, 132, 134

Lee, Bruce, 6, 10, 11, 20, 21, 31, 37, 46, 49, 57, 68, 79, 93, 102, 104, 107, 111, 133, 142, 143, 147, 152, 155, 159, 160, 167, 171, 177, 179, 180, 182

Chinese names of, 32n2, 132

chronology of life of, 15-17

death of, 17, 182

injuries sustained by, 135, 139n29, 148—49, 150, 159, 172n6

martial art diagrams by, 58, 60, 62, 65, 66, 74,

nutrition for; 92-93, 114, l49

on perseverance, l44—45

philosophy of, 29-3l, l78

reputation of, in Hong Kong, 135, 153, 165—166

Lee, Bruce (cont.)

training program of, 110-11, 123-24

trip to India, 142--43

Lee, Dickie, 52, 65, 82n15

Lee, George, 79, 82n24, 82, 93

apparatus made by, 66, 67, 78, 88,96, 102-103, 105, 106, 107, 112, 126, 137n6

BL letters to, 66-69, 77, 78-79, 84, 86-90, 96-97, 101-103, 106-107, 112-13, 126, 137

Lee, Grace, 46

Lee, Greg, 176, 184n1

Lee, Hamilton, BL letter to, 136

Lee Hoi Chuen, 16, 20,21, 45, 82n13

Lee, James Yimm, 52, 57, 67, 79, 81n5, 82nn 15, 16, 21, 90, 93, 97, 101, 104, 105, 161, 176, 180, 184n1

BL letters to,57-65

Lee, Jon Yimm, 184n1

BL letters to, 176

Lee, Peter; 22, 52

Lee, Robert, 17

Lee, Shannon Emery, 16, 158, 160

Lee Yau Saan, 121, 122

Lewis,Joe, 114, 138n11

Life magazine, 43

Liston, Sonny, 55, 56

Little, John, 13-14

Little Sister. See Marlowe (movie)

“Little Unicorn.” See Siu Kee Lun

Lo Wei, 152

Lok, Mr., 21

“Longstreet” (TV series), I7, I44, 145, 147, 153, 155, 157, 160, 165

Los Angeles, BL letter from, II0-II

Ma, Dick, 179

McQueen, Steve, I4, I7, 34, 68, 70, 82n20, 105, 107, 123, 138n10

Mako, 82n20

Marlowe (movie), 16, 111, 138nn12, I4

Marshall, Adrian, 14, 161

BL letter to, 174, 178-79

martial art, 43, 110-111, 170-71, 179-80.

competition, 107

See also entries for specific types of martial art

Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) studios, 13, 138nn12, 14

Mineo, Sal, 73

“Mission: Impossible” (TV series), 180

Movie Screen magazine, 74

Mullins, Shipper; 118, 118n20

National Gung Fu Exhibition, 107

National Karate Championships, 16, 120

Newman, Paul, 34, 68, 70

Ng, Mr., 135, 139n28

Ngan Jai, 128, 129, 139n25

Nishiyama, 42

Norris,Chuck, 115, 138nn11, 15

Oakland (Calif), 15

BL letters from, 39, 40, 41

Ong, Jimmy, 62

Our Man Flint (movie), 109

Oyama, Mas, 55, 82n 17

Pakchong (Thailand), BL letters from, 148-58

Palmer; Doug, 81n4

Paramount studios, 147-48, 149, 152, 154, 156

Parker; Ed, 104, 114, 138n15

Perls, Frederick, 143, 172n3

Polanski,Roman, 14, 128, 130, 131, 138n24

Project “Leng,” 113

Return of the Dragon. See Way of the Dragon

Rhee, Jhoon, 10, 13, 104, 107, 138nn13, 16

BL letters to, 113-20, 124-26, 144-5, 170

St. Francis Xavier High School (Hong Kong), 15, 32nn1, 3

registration at, 20

San Francisco, BL letter from, 23-24

Sand Pebbles, The (movie), 57, 82n20

Sands, Tommy, 34, 70

Sato, Fred, 34, 80, 83n26

BL letter to, 73-76

Schifrin, Lalo, 180, 184n4

Seattle, BL letters from, 25-26, 28

Seneca, 11

Shaw, Alan, 123

Shaw, Run Run, 184n6

BL letter to 182

Shaw Brothers Films, 148, 157, 182, 184n6

Shuso, 27

Silent Flute, The (movie), 16, 123, 127, 144-5, 172n1

Silliphant, Stirling, 16, 108, 113, 123, 127, 142, 143, 172n1, 180, 184n3

Sinatra, Frank, 73

Singapore National Pugilistic Federation, 164

Siu Hon-san, 138n21

BL letters to, 120-21, 164

Siu Kee Lun, 167, 171, 173n15

BL letter to, 170-71

Steinmetz, Charles P., 30

Stone, Mike, 138n11

tai chi, 44

tai kik, 97

tae kwon do, 13, 119, 138n13

Tae Kwon Do (movie), 170

Tam Saam, 122

Tang, Mr., 24

Tannenbaum, Tom, 147, 149, 151, 153, 155, 157, 160

Tao of Gung Fu, The (Lee), 81n7, 137n3, 138n7

Tao of jeet Kune Do, The (Lee), 138n7

Tate, Sharon, 139n24

This is Karate (Oyama), 55

Tokyo, 22

“Tonight Show." See “Johnny Carson” (TV show)

Tse, Mary, 48, 54

Tse, Mr., 48, 54, 134, 135, 139n28

Tso, Mrs. Eva, 33n 18, 46, 48, 54, 134

Tso, Pearl, 47

BL letter to, 29-31

Tso family 33n 18

TV Guide magazine, 80

20th Century-Fox, 54, 55, 66, 68, 69

“Unicorn." See Siu Kee Lun

United Press International, 183

Universal studios, 95, 96

Uyehara, Mito, 118, 119, 138n 18

BL letter to, 168-69

Ward, Burt, 83n28

Warner Brothers studios, 127, 144, 161, 162, 165, 172n5, 173n11, 177, 178, 183

“Warrior; The” (TV series), 17, 162, 172n5

Washington, Univ. of (Seattle), 15, 27, 73

Way of the Dragon, The (movie), 17, 173nn14, 15, 179

Weintraub, Fred, 147

Weintraub, Sy 128, 183

West, Adam, 83n28

Williams,Van, 68, 83n27

Wing Chun gung fu, 21, 24, 25, 33n6, 41, 44, 58, 8In9, 82n 19, 110-12, 124

Wise, Robert, 57

Wong, Peter Jones. See Jones, Peter Wong Shun-Leung, I38n22

BL letter to, 123-24

Wong, Ted, 91, 96, I37n5

Woo, Charlie, 37, 44, 49, 56, 82n12

World Tournament, 44

Wrecking Crew, The (movie), 16

Yip Man, 15, 33n6, 57, 58, 81n3, 124, 138n22

Young, Dave, 103

Young, Fook, 27

Zen, 31