Brandon Lee 1990s, he started to work with major Hollywood studios starring in "Showdown in Little Tokyo" (1991) and "Rapid Fire" (1992). In 1992, he landed his breakthrough role as Eric Draven in "The Crow", based on the comic book of the same name which would be his final film. On March 31, 1993, only days away from completing the film, Lee died on the set of "The Crow" after being shot by a faulty prop gun which fired the tip of a dummy round which was accidentally lodged in the chamber. The film was completed by re-writing the script, CGI, and
Thomas Brandon (film distributor) Thomas Brandon (film distributor) Thomas J. Brandon (1908–1982) was a founding member of the New York Workers Film and Photo League. He later worked as a film distributor for Garrison Films before founding his own company, Brandon Films in November 1940. During the 1950s, Brandon Films owned the largest collection of 16mm available for general release in the United States. He was the first president of the New York Film Council, and helped to found the short-lived Film Forum in 1933 with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sidney Howard. In 1968, Brandon sold his company to Macmillan; the new entity became known