A registered nurse unshackles Bruce Lee’s demise
An engaging interview finds “The Death of Bruce Lee: A Clinical Investigation” author Duncan McKenzie convinced that an allergic reaction to aspirin felled the soaring 32-year-old “Enter the Dragon” warrior and not a heatstroke as proposed by “Bruce Lee: A Life” scribe Matthew Polly.
16 min readJun 16, 2020
The Duncan McKenzie Interview
Which Bruce Lee movie left an indelible impact upon you?
Born in the United Kingdom in 1955, I am one of those old enough to have seen the original movies of Bruce when they first came out. Bruce’s movies swept the country and were smash hits. My favorite film of Bruce’s is Enter the Dragon [1973], and I saw it repeatedly.
There was even a pop music hit called “Kung Fu Fighting” by Carl Douglas. I did take up karate, being inspired by Bruce, however I was totally devoid of the natural talent and reflexes that he had. There is no one that could fail to be impressed by the intensity, dynamism, and charisma of Bruce Lee.
Where were you the day that you learned of Bruce’s passing?
