The Resource Bruce Lee : a life, Matthew Polly
Bruce Lee : a life, Matthew Polly
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Resource Information
The item Bruce Lee : a life, Matthew Polly represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 10 library branches.
- Summary
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- "A biography of the movie icon Bruce Lee"--
- "Bruce Lee made martial arts a global phenomenon. He bridged the divide between Eastern and Western cultures. He smashed long-held stereotypes of Asians and Asian Americans. And yet, almost a half-century after his sudden death at age thirty-two, there has not been a definitive account of the film legend's life. Until now. Following years of research that included more than one hundred interviews--with Lee's family, friends, business associates, and even the actress in whose bed he died--Matthew Polly has constructed a complex, humane portrait of the icon. Polly explores Lee's boyhood as a child star in Hong Kong cinema; his troublemaking teenage years that got him sent away to America; his beginnings as a martial arts teacher, eventually becoming instructor to movie stars like Steve McQueen; his struggles as an Asian American actor in Hollywood and frustration seeing roles go to white actors in eye makeup; his eventual triumph as a leading man; his challenges juggling a skyrocketing career with his duties as a father and husband; and his shocking death, which even today remains the subject of controversy. This is an honest, revealing, and long overdue look at an impressive yet imperfect man whose personal story was even more entertaining and inspiring than any fictional role he played onscreen."--Dust jacket
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Extent
- x, 640 pages, 16 unnumberred leaves of plates
- Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 505-616) and index
- Isbn
- 9781501187629
- Label
- Bruce Lee : a life
- Title
- Bruce Lee
- Title remainder
- a life
- Statement of responsibility
- Matthew Polly
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- "A biography of the movie icon Bruce Lee"--
- "Bruce Lee made martial arts a global phenomenon. He bridged the divide between Eastern and Western cultures. He smashed long-held stereotypes of Asians and Asian Americans. And yet, almost a half-century after his sudden death at age thirty-two, there has not been a definitive account of the film legend's life. Until now. Following years of research that included more than one hundred interviews--with Lee's family, friends, business associates, and even the actress in whose bed he died--Matthew Polly has constructed a complex, humane portrait of the icon. Polly explores Lee's boyhood as a child star in Hong Kong cinema; his troublemaking teenage years that got him sent away to America; his beginnings as a martial arts teacher, eventually becoming instructor to movie stars like Steve McQueen; his struggles as an Asian American actor in Hollywood and frustration seeing roles go to white actors in eye makeup; his eventual triumph as a leading man; his challenges juggling a skyrocketing career with his duties as a father and husband; and his shocking death, which even today remains the subject of controversy. This is an honest, revealing, and long overdue look at an impressive yet imperfect man whose personal story was even more entertaining and inspiring than any fictional role he played onscreen."--Dust jacket
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Polly, Matthew
- Dewey number
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- 791.4302/8092
- B
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- genealogical tables
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Lee, Bruce
- Actors
- Martial artists
- Label
- Bruce Lee : a life, Matthew Polly
- Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 505-616) and index
- Bar code
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- 31223134090860
- 31223134090795
- 31223134090811
- 31223134090779
- 31223134090787
- 31223134090829
- 31223134090845
- 31223134090878
- 31223134090886
- 31223134090803
- 31223134090837
- 31223134090852
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Extent
- x, 640 pages, 16 unnumberred leaves of plates
- Isbn
- 9781501187629
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2018013592
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), genealogical table
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1031407919
- Label
- Bruce Lee : a life, Matthew Polly
- Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 505-616) and index
- Bar code
-
- 31223134090860
- 31223134090795
- 31223134090811
- 31223134090779
- 31223134090787
- 31223134090829
- 31223134090845
- 31223134090878
- 31223134090886
- 31223134090803
- 31223134090837
- 31223134090852
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Extent
- x, 640 pages, 16 unnumberred leaves of plates
- Isbn
- 9781501187629
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2018013592
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), genealogical table
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1031407919
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