Linda Lee Cadwell Age, Net Worth, Husband, Family, Height and Biography

Linda Lee Cadwell is an American martial artist, educator, and author. Linda Lee Cadwell’s net worth in 2024 is $10 million. Linda is most known as the widow of the late, iconic martial artist and actor Bruce Lee, as well as the author of the book “Bruce Lee: The Man Only I Knew”. The book serves as the basis for the film “Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story”.

Linda co-founded the Bruce Lee Foundation and previously served as a trustee and unpaid advisor.

Linda Lee Cadwell Biography

As of 2024, Linda Lee Cadwell, who was born on March 21, 1945, is 79 years old. He was born in the American city of Everett, Washington. She was born Linda Emery. Linda never shied away from speaking out against racism and social hierarchy. She is open to friendships with people of different races and values friendships without boundaries.

She tells them about her first husband, Bruce Lee, and his famous quote, “Believe nothing you read and only half of what you see.”

Linda attended Meany Junior High for her early schooling. She continued her education at Garfield High School after graduating from there. In an interview, Linda reminisced about her enjoyable childhood and high school years.

After that, she continued her education at the University of Washington. She came under Bruce Lee’s tutelage to study kung fu under his tutelage and gain a close understanding of the art. She also had aspirations of attending the university to become a teacher.

Name	Linda Lee Cadwell
Height	5 feet 7 inches
Net Worth	$10 Million
Date of Birth	21 March 1945
Age	79 Years Old
Birth Place	Everett in Washington, United States
Currently Live In	Boise, Idaho
Profession	Martial Artist, Teacher and Author
Debut	Writing Story: Bruce Lee: The Man Only I Knew (1975)
Years Active	1964 – Present
Famous Role	Linda is mostly famous for being the widow of the late, legendary martial artist and actor Bruce Lee and also for writing the book, “Bruce Lee: The Man Only I knew”
Nationality	American
Religion	Baptist
Ethnicity	Swedish, Irish and English descent
Hometown	Everett, Washington
Zodiac Sign	Aries
School/High School	Meany Junior High and Garfield High School, Seattle, Washington
College/University	University of Washington
Education Qualification	Graduate

Family, Husband & Relationships

Linda Lee Cadwell’s parents are Vivian R. (née Hester) and Everett Emery. Her father was Vivian R. (née Hester), and her mother’s name was Everett Emery. Linda grew up in a Christian Baptist household. Linda says she is driven by her mother, who has continually taught her that responsibility comes first.

She so claims that she learned the value of hard work and commitment to duty from her mother. Linda says her father gave her an open-minded mentality.

Linda initially met Bruce Lee at her high school, where he was teaching Kung fu. She subsequently started seeing Lee, and despite the fact that interracial dating was unusual at the time, they chose to marry. Linda did not want to tell her family and disappoint them in front of society, so she chose to elope with Lee. They got married on August 17, 1964.

The devoted pair relocated to Hong Kong in order to begin a family and a married life. In an interview, Linda talked about how difficult it was for her to adjust to life in a new nation, but Bruce’s love for her made every difficulty worthwhile. After a year of marriage, the couple had their first child. In 1965, they welcomed Brandon Bruce Lee into their family.

Shannon Lee, the couple’s second child, was born in 1969 After her son’s death, she became outspoken about the need for gun control. Linda had a successful marriage to stockbroker Bruce Cadwell in 1991. They have been living in Rancho Mirage, California, for more than 30 years after being married.