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Saxon died Saturday at his home in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, from complications from pneumonia, Gloria Martel Saxon said.
“I was so sure he’d hold out until his birthday — until the 5th,” Saxon told CNN. “He was a fighter, he was a sensitive, supportive and a generous person to not only his friends but to a lot of people that needed support and help.
Saxon was born Carmine Orrico in Brooklyn, New York, on August 5, 1936.
A self-educated man, Saxon spoke three languages and followed all of the happenings of America and the world, his wife said.
Saxon said her husband’s interest in martial arts had been sparked as a young man.
“A young Carmine watched a war movie where an American soldier met a small Japanese soldier. When the Japanese soldier reached out to shake the larger American’s hand, (he) … easily flipped the American over his shoulder.
“Well, an amazed Carmine wanted to learn how to do that. He started studying martial arts when he came to Hollywood,” she said in an email to CNN.
Saxon said she was hoping to work with Bruce Lee’s family to create a memorial for fans of the duo at Lake View Cemetery where Bruce and Brandon Lee are buried in Seattle, Washington.
Saxon leaves behind a son and stepson, grandson and great grandson.
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