Elizabeth

Taylor, Bruce
Lee and
Diana Spencer
Homework
Date:10.10.22
Summary:
About their life
In what domains they activated
What jobs they had
Why are they popular
Their death
 Bruce Lee
 Bruce Lee (Chinese: 李小龍 ; born Lee Jun-fan, 李振藩 ; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist, martial arts instructor,
actor, filmmaker, and philosopher. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines that is often
credited with paving the way for modern mixed martial arts (MMA). Lee is considered by critics, media, and other martial artists to be the most influential
martial artist of all time and a pop culture icon of the 20th century, who bridged the gap between East and West. He is credited with promoting
Hong Kong action cinema and helping to change the way Asians were presented in American films.
 Lee was the son of Grace Ho and Lee Hoi-chuen, a Cantonese opera star based in Hong Kong. He was born in San Francisco in 1940 while his parents were visiting
the city for his father's concert tour abroad. The family returned to Hong Kong a few months later. He was introduced to the Hong Kong film industry as a child actor
by his father. However these were not martial art films. His early martial arts experience included Wing Chun (trained under Yip Man), tai chi, boxing (winning a
Hong Kong boxing tournament), and apparently frequent street fighting (neighbourhood and rooftop fights). In 1959, Lee, having U.S. citizenship due to his birth, was
able to move to Seattle. In 1961, he enrolled in the University of Washington. It was during this time in the United States that he began considering making money by
teaching martial arts even though he aspired to an acting career. He opened his first martial arts school, operated out of home in Seattle. After later adding a second
school in Oakland, he once drew significant attention at the 1964 Long Beach International Karate Championships of California by making demonstrations and
speaking. He subsequently moved to Los Angeles to teach, where his students included Chuck Norris, Sharon Tate, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. In the 1970s, his
Hong Kong and Hollywood-produced films elevated the Hong Kong martial arts films to a new level of popularity and acclaim, sparking a surge of Western interest in
Chinese martial arts. The direction and tone of his films dramatically influenced and changed martial arts and martial arts films worldwide. Lee died on July 20, 1973,
at the age of 32. Since his death, Lee has continued to be a prominent influence on modern combat sports, including judo, karate, mixed martial arts, and boxing, as
well as modern popular culture, including film, television, comics, animation and video games. Time named Lee one of the
100 most important people of the 20th century.
 Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor
 Dame Elizabeth Rosemond "Liz" Taylor DBE (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British-American actress. She began her career as a child
actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. She then became the world’s highest paid
movie star in the 1960s, remaining a well-known public figure for the rest of her life. In 1999, the American Film Institute named her the seventh-
greatest female screen legend of Classic Hollywood cinema.
 Born in London to socially prominent American parents, Taylor moved with her family to Los Angeles in 1939. She made her acting debut with a minor
role in the Universal Pictures film There's One Born Every Minute (1942), but the studio ended her contract after a year. She was then signed by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and became a popular teen star after appearing in National Velvet (1944). She transitioned to mature roles in the 1950s, when
she starred in the comedy Father of the Bride (1950) and received critical acclaim for her performance in the drama A Place in the Sun (1951). Despite
being one of MGM's most bankable stars, Taylor wished to end her career in the early 1950s. She resented the studio's control and disliked many of the
films to which she was assigned. She began receiving more enjoyable roles in the mid-1950s, beginning with the epic drama Giant (1956), and starred
in several critically and commercially successful films in the following years. These included two film adaptations of plays by Tennessee Williams:
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), and Suddenly, Last Summer (1959); Taylor won a Golden Globe for Best Actress for the latter. Although she disliked her
role as a call girl in BUtterfield 8 (1960), her last film for MGM, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance. Throughout her
career, Taylor's personal life was the subject of constant media attention. She was married eight times to seven men, converted to Judaism, endured
several serious illnesses, and led a jet set lifestyle, including assembling one of the most expensive private collections of jewelry in the world. After
many years of ill health, Taylor died from congestive heart failure in 2011, at the age of 79.
 Diana Frances Spencer
 Diana, Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997) was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of
the future King Charles III and mother of Princes William and Harry. Diana's activism and glamour made her an international icon and earned her enduring
popularity as well as almost unprecedented public scrutiny.
 Diana was born into the British nobility and grew up close to the royal family on their Sandringham estate. In 1981, while working as a nursery teacher's
assistant, she became engaged to the Prince of Wales, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II. Their wedding took place at St Paul's Cathedral in 1981 and made
her Princess of Wales, a role in which she was enthusiastically received by the public. The couple had two sons, William and Harry, who were then second and
third in the line of succession to the British throne . Diana's marriage to Charles suffered due to their incompatibility and extramarital affairs. They separated in
1992, soon after the breakdown of their relationship became public knowledge. Their marital difficulties were widely publicised, and they divorced in 1996.
 As Princess of Wales, Diana undertook royal duties on behalf of the Queen and represented her at functions across the Commonwealth realms. She was
celebrated in the media for her unconventional approach to charity work. Her patronages initially centred on children and the elderly, but she later became
known for her involvement in two particular campaigns: one involved the social attitudes towards and the acceptance of AIDS patients, and the other for the
removal of landmines, promoted through the International Red Cross. She also raised awareness and advocated for ways to help people affected by cancer and
mental illness. Diana was initially noted for her shyness, but her charisma and friendliness endeared her to the public and helped her reputation survive the
acrimonious collapse of her marriage. Considered photogenic, she was a leader of fashion in the 1980s and 1990s.
 Diana's death in a car crash in Paris in 1997 led to extensive public mourning and global media attention. An inquest returned a verdict of "unlawful killing"
after Operation Paget, an investigation by the Metropolitan Police. Her legacy has had a deep impact on the royal family and British society.[1]