Seattle's Famous Four
Seattle's Famous Four
Developing and documenting Local Seattle information on Seattle's Famous Four
and their mysterious connections to each other.
In their footsteps
Spirits of Seattle
Bruce Lee, Kurt Cobain, Frances Farmer and Jimi Hendrix
by Charlette LeFevre, a rendition from Edward Hopper's Nighthawks
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Bruce Lee
NEWS
Visitors say hello at Bruce Lee's gravesite, Nov. 27, 2011
Come see the new wax bust of Bruce Lee at the museum
Now carrying and sampling Jesse Java from Seattle Gourmet Coffee
Seattle Gourmet Coffee has launched a new Blend in honor of Jesse R. Glover
Bruce Leešs First Student.
Jesse Gloveršs (Bruce Leešs first student) original non classical coffee
created especially for him. This coffee is bold yet smooth like the man
himself!
Order some today. (click on label) Be like coffee my friend!
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Bruce Lee, one of the world's greatest martial artists continues to bridge the East and the West, who fought for human dignity and is one of the most well known Asians who it is believed has broken more barriers than any other Asian in history. Bruce Lee lived in Seattle from 1959 - 1964, graduated Edison Technical School in 1960, attended the University of Washington for three years, was married in Seattle and is buried in Seattle. Bruce would have been celebrating his 70th birthday on Nov. 27th which is recognized as Bruce Lee Day around the world. November 27th also marks the grand opening of the new location of the Seattle Museum of The Mysteries. |
Photos from Bruce Lee's Birthday Nov. 27th 2009, Lakeview Cemetery
Happy 69th Birthday Bruce!
Visitors David Chung, Ngay Tang, Taky Kimura, Kevin Lee Carmell
MMA Martial Artists Joel Jamieson, Akyo Nishura, Daniel Eng, Mizuno, Matt
Hume (owner of AMC American Martial Arts Center), Tony Sablan
Marcos Coquinho, Akyo Nishura, Mizuno, Tony Sablan, Drew Dambreville, Joel
Jamieson, Matt Hume, Daniel Eng, Mauro Brandeluero
Kung Fu Panda on Cake
Bruce and Brandon Lee's gravesite 2009.
Note green ninja turtle on Bruce's grave and little grey dragon sitting
on top of headstone.
Photos from Bruce Lee's Birthday Nov. 27th 2008
Lakeview Cemetery
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Taky Kimura and Friends at Bruce Lee's Gravesite. Taky Kimura is a first
generation student of Bruce Lee and continues to teach.
Bruce Lee had an Apple Spice Cake this year as it was also T hanksgiving.
Happy Birthday Bruce!
The Bruce Lee Foundation presented the
35th Anniversary Event of Enter the Dragon in Seattle
All photos from the event
are by Charlette LeFevre
If used, please credit source.
The Memorial on July 20, 2008. Photo by Charlette LeFevre
Shannon Lee and her daughter Wren visit the grave site of Bruce Lee for
his memorial.
Taky Kimura and Linda Lee
Taky Kimura, Charlette LeFevre and Andy Kimura
Perry Lee who owns one of the world's largest collections of Bruce Lee memorabilia in front of the new proposed Bruce Lee Museum.
Phoebe Lee, sister of Bruce Lee gives a demonstration with a sword of a rare form of martial arts her father taught her.
Shannon Lee and her daugther Wren - The Littlest Dragon
Some of the world's best martial artists and friends of Bruce Lee pose together for a photo.
Charlette and Jesse Glover - Bruce Lee's first student in front of a photo
exhibit of Bruce Lee Seattle photos.
All photos from the event are
by Charlette LeFevre
If used, please credit source.
Anyone who has additional photos of
the event, please e-mail me at clefevre@oz.net.
Bruce Lee on the stairway of Ruby Chows Restaurant on Broadway.
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Ruby Chows restaurant on Broadway - now a parking lot
photos courtesy of Michael Maikowsky
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Bruce Lee at Ruby Chow's Restaurant on the corner of Broadway
and Jefferson- now a parking lot
- one of the first locations where Bruce Lee first started demonstrating his
martial arts.
Ruby Chow, at one time held the position of City Commissioner and the world's
first woman member of the Chong Wah Benevolent Association.
Bruce Lee's first students
Ed Hart is on the left, then LeRoy Garcia, James DeMile, Jesse Glover.
1961 at DeMiles home. Likely celebrating a birthday.
It was Bruce Lee who was taking the picture.
Photo courtesy of James DeMile
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Amy Sanbo
Senior photo from Garfield H.S.yearbook - and in 2007 reflecting on her memories
of Bruce.
The mysterious stunningly beautiful Japanese girl Bruce Lee proposed to and
wanted to marry
giving her his grandmothers ring.
Bruce Lee met Amy Sanbo at the University of Washington in 1960. Amy graduated
from the Univ. of Washington and became a dancer and playwrite.
Amy Sanbo with dancer Karl
Stairs North of the University of Washington near Fluke Hall,
believed to be the stairs Bruce Lee carried Amy Sanbo
when she hurt her foot.
Lonny Kaneko - Author and poet met Bruce Lee also at the University of Washington and often wient out together with Amy Sanbo and Bruce.
Bruce on
his birthday
Nov. 27, 2007
Seattle, WA
Photo of Bruce Lee Nov. 27, 2006
Seattle, WA
Taky Kimura, Bruce Lee's senior student and friend
at Bruce Lee's Website on the 33rd anniversary of his death June 20, 2006.
Seattle, WA
Check out the museum the first Saturdays of every month for a general presentation on Bruce Lee's history in Seattle.
March 2006
Hironori Tabata and Yuichi Onozuka, Director
of the
Japanese Bruce Lee Fan's website
Wave and Spiral
Nov. 27, 2005
Group of people who visited Bruce and Brandon Lee's gravesite
on his birthday, Taky Kimura- student
and friend of Bruce Lee and Perry Lee- world collector at Bruce's gravesite.
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Ghost of Bruce Lee
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Tidbits
Bruce Lee graduated from Edison Technical School
Dec. 2, 1960 on Capitol Hill - now Seattle Central Community College
Was Bruce Lee defeated by a Ghost?
(From Robert Clouse Bruce Lee-the Biography)
Ruby Chow's restaurant was known to be haunted. There was the case of a cook
who saw a ghost in the basement and came flying up to leave his employer that
day.
Ruby claims to have seen a ghost that appeared as a black shadow and pinned
her down on the floor on her stomach.
She never again slept on her stomach. This same shadow grappled with Bruce
as well. He told of being held down for several
minutes, drenched in sweat by the time he was finally released. This was probably
one of the few times Bruce had been physically defeated.
T here were other ghostly appearances in the restaurant, but none proved threatening.
One cousin who worked for Ruby during
those years was jostled as she was taking a tray of dirty dishes to the kitchen.
A half-filled teapot tipped over on its side and its contents formed a perfect
question mark on the floor.
Scoff at your own risk.
(one wonders if this incident was to later
influence his life, his studies of philosophy and a strong reason Bruce Lee
wanted to leave the restaurant )
Places Bruce Lee visited
Area where Bruce Lee practiced, demonstrated his martial arts and where he
asked his future wife Linda Emery for their first date to the Space Needle.
Sylvan Theater at the University of Washington - visible from the road at
South end of Stevens Way at 40th St. entrance to campus.
Right - Librarian Philip Lipson at the columns Dec. 2005
Bruce Lee's third studio was also at 4750 University Way. He lived in the
back part in 1963.
Taky Kimura took over lessons when Bruce Lee went to Oakland in 1964.
Should this be historically designated? We think so!
According to Taky Kimura and Skip Ellingsworth's website, Bruce Lee also
ate at
Tia Tung Restaurant
in the International District.
659 S. King St. Seattle,
It is considered Seattle's oldest Chinese restaurant, if not the oldest restaurant
in Seattle having established since 1930.
Authentic Chinese
(their almond chicken is really good!)
Check out www.andykimura.com
Ongoing
Frances Farmer
Collector's card
See the museum exhbit for additional photos
Tidbits
Frances Farmer went to West Seattle High School
and the University of Washington
At one time she lived at 312 Harvard Ave East which is believed to be behind
the current Washington Mutual on Broadway.
Kurt Cobain
Tidbits
Lakeview Cemetery according to a Seattle PI
new report July 3, 1995 refused Kurt Cobain's ashes stating....
Dean Mathiesen, Love's personal assistant, said, ``Their reason was that they
already had their hands full with
Bruce Lee and Brandon being buried there, and they couldn't take on another
celebrity."
Its been said he liked Count Chocula cereal and Fruit Loops.
Kurt's bench at Viretta Park and just beyond - the house where he died.
Viretta park is on the corner of 39th Ave and E. John.
Jimi Hendrix
Tidbits
Jimi Hendrix statue is on Broadway and was
created by the record company it sits in front of.
He claimed to have a UFO sighting during Woodstock and a UFO encounter according
to fellow musician Curtis Knight.
Stop by the museum to see a stature of Jimi Hendrix by sculptor Roark Congden.