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Their youngest son [[Robert Lee (musician)|Robert Lee]], was famous in Hong Kong during the 1960s as the lead singer and founder of a popular beat band, The Thunderbirds.<ref>[http://web.ukonline.co.uk/ray.d8/article2.html In The Shadow Of A Legend - Robert Lee Remembers Bruce Lee]</ref><ref>Trans World 60's Punk [http://60spunk.m78.com/hongkong.html Hong Kong 60s Re-capture]</ref> |
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Lee died in [[Hong Kong]] on 7 February 1965, three days after his 64th birthday and six after the birth of his grandson [[Brandon Lee]]. |
Lee died in [[Hong Kong]] on 7 February 1965, three days after his 64th birthday and six days after the birth of his grandson [[Brandon Lee]]. |
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==In popular culture== |
==In popular culture== |
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Template:Chinese name Template:Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor
Lee Moon-shuen (4 February 1901 – 7 February 1965) known professionally as Lee Hoi-chuen, was a Hong Kong Cantonese opera singer and film actor. He was the father of Bruce Lee, the father-in-law of Linda Lee Caldwell, and also the paternal grandfather of Brandon Lee and Shannon Lee.[1]
Family
Lee Hoi-chuen was born in Jun'an, Guangdong on 4 February 1901, he moved to Hong Kong and became a Cantonese Opera actor.
Lee and his wife Grace Ho, were in San Francisco in 1940 when their second son Bruce Lee was born. The couple were traveling for a one-year US tour with the Cantonese Opera Company. They returned to Hong Kong when Bruce Lee was three months old. Their youngest son Robert Lee, was famous in Hong Kong during the 1960s as the lead singer and founder of a popular beat band, The Thunderbirds.[2][3]
Lee died in Hong Kong on 7 February 1965, three days after his 64th birthday and six days after the birth of his grandson Brandon Lee.
In popular culture
Lee Hoi-chuen was portrayed by Ric Young in the 1993 film Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story and by Tony Leung Ka-fai in the 2010 film Bruce Lee, My Brother.[4]
