Akio Morita vs Bruce Lee
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Bruce Lee (1940–1973) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 33 years, from 1940 to 1973.
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Akio Morita (1921–1999)
- — Born in Nagoya, Japan Verified
- — Graduated in physics from Osaka Imperial University Verified
- — Met Masaru Ibuka during wartime naval research Verified
- — Co-founded Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Verified
- — Company renamed Sony Verified
- — Moved his family to the United States Verified
- — Became chairman of Sony Verified
- — Launch of the Sony Walkman Verified
- — Sony acquired Columbia Pictures Verified
- — Died in Tokyo, Japan 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