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TIL George Lazenby (James Bond in 1969) was waiting to meet Bruce Lee in a Hong Kong bar in 1973. They were set to finalize the agreement for George to appear in Game of Death and try to revive his film career. Bruce never made it to the meeting as he died of a cerebral edema. He was 32.

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