Ahmad Shamlou vs Bruce Lee
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Compare the life timelines of Ahmad Shamlou (1925–2000) and Bruce Lee (1940–1973) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 33 years, from 1940 to 1973.
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Ahmad Shamlou (1925–2000)
- — Born in Tehran, Iran Verified
- — Imprisoned for political activity during the Allied occupation of Iran Verified
- — Published his first poetry collection, Forgotten Songs Verified
- — Imprisoned after the 1953 coup Verified
- — Published Fresh Air (Hava-ye tazeh) Verified
- — Married Aida Sarkisian Verified
- — Left Iran for the United States Verified
- — Returned to Iran after the revolution Verified
- — Received the Stig Dagerman Prize Verified
- — Died in Karaj, Iran Verified
Bruce Lee (1940–1973)
- — Born in San Francisco Verified
- — Began training in Wing Chun under Ip Man in Hong Kong Verified
- — Returned to the United States Verified
- — Enrolled at the University of Washington Verified
- — Married Linda Emery Verified
- — Cast as Kato in the television series The Green Hornet Verified
- — Named his martial arts philosophy Jeet Kune Do Verified
- — Starred in The Big Boss for Golden Harvest Verified
- — Wrote, directed and starred in The Way of the Dragon Verified
- — Died in Hong Kong Verified