THIS JUST IN: John Singleton, maker of 'Boyz N the Hood,' dies at 51
New York - Filmmaker John Singleton, who debuted with the Oscar-nominatedand continued making movies that probed the lives of black communities in his native Los Angeles and beyond, has died. He was 51.
Singleton's family said on Monday that he died after being taken off life support, about two weeks after the director suffered a major stroke.was based on Singleton's upbringing and shot in his old neighborhood. It starred Cuba Gooding Jr. as a rebellious teen whose single mother sends him to live with his father in South Central Los Angeles.
Singleton became the first black director to receive an Academy Award nomination, and the youngest to do so, and also received a screenplay nomination. His other films included Poetic Justice, Rosewood, and Shaft.
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