August 19, 1973 –
The martial-arts classic, Enter the Dragon: The Deadly Three, directed by Robert Clouse and starring Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Ahna Capri, Bob Wall, Shih Kien, and Jim Kelly, opened in Los Angeles on this date, (a month after Lee’s death.)
Shih Kien was a close friend of Bruce Lee’s father since they both worked in Cantonese Opera business. Kien worked as a makeup artist and Bruce’s father as an actor. Their relationship was so close that Bruce addressed Kien as “uncle” and Kien called Bruce “nephew“. During a break, Bruce got a premonition and said to Kien, “Uncle, I feel that you will live longer than me.” Surprised to hear that, Kien then replied, “Nephew, don’t force yourself too hard. You are overworking yourself.” Bruce died one week before Enter the Dragon was released in Hong Kong.
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