John Singleton, director of the groundbreaking 1991 movie Boyz n the Hood, died on Monday at the age of 51.
“John passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family and friends,” they said in a statement quoted by media including USA Today and NBC News.
“Our hearts are heavier today… as we mourn this tremendous loss,” said Directors Guild of America director Thomas Schlamme.as a 22-year-old fresh out of film school. The flick described youth and violence in South Central Los Angeles, the bleak, gang-ridden neighborhood of his childhood. The movie won Singleton Oscar nominations as best director and best original screenplay, making him the youngest writer-director and first African American to achieve the distinction.John Singleton, you will be greatly missed,” tweeted the Academy.was a breakthrough success that won special honors at Cannes and in 2002 was selected for preservation by the Library of Congress as a “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” film.
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