Bruce Lee's yellow jumpsuit on auction block

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The famous yellow suit with black stripes down the sides that Bruce Lee wore in "Game of Death" will go on auction block this week in Hong Kong, and it is expected to fetch between 32,250 and 38,700 US dollars.

Lee died in 1973, before the movie was finished. An incomplete version was released that year, followed by a feature-length version in 1978.

Lee's untimely death at the age of 32 from an allergic reaction to painkillers came at the height of his fame. The actor's legendary kung fu skills and screen presence helped him become a global superstar and popularized martial arts films across the world. Quentin Tarantino paid homage to Lee's jumpsuit by dressing Uma Thurman in one for his "Kill Bill" movies.

The auction house said Lee gave the items to his friend and former student Taky Kimura, who sold them to the collector, adding that the unidentified collector decided to sell the items this year, which marks the 40th anniversary of Lee's death, AP reports.