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John Singleton Boyz N the Hood Director Dies at – The New York Times Sections SEARCH Skip to contentSkip site indexObituariesToday s PaperObituaries https nyti ms GWt UP What Watch Best Movies on Netflix of Disney Plus Classic Holiday TV Documentaries AdvertisementContinue reading main story Supported byContinue storyJohn Video transcriptBack bars transcriptJohn African-American Film Pioneer He was best known for directing film a coming-of-age set in South Central Los Angeles man behind this iconic has died director years old His family took him off life support after he had stroke earlier month as and screenwriter three black teenagers Wait minute hey Man is business earned an Oscar nomination becoming first nominee well youngest that category also nominated original screenplay hometown featured prominently many his films You know school they always teach you write about what And I like wow This where m from So can do something different make really we re early interest during younger My mother used take my little rolls lab get them made me developed high wouldn t be am if it wasn Growing up influenced by Cooley High Spike Lee She Gotta Have It After would go direct variety genres went inspire mentor filmmakers actors Credit Anthony Barboza Getty Images By Richard Sandomir April whose powerful debut Monday death Cedars-Sinai Medical Center confirmed statement taken Mr been admitted hospital reportedly having said history hypertension Shelia Ward last week coma filed court papers asking appointed temporary conservator Several children time opposed her trying control medical financial decision making publicly disputed assessment state bleakly realistic growing amid gang violence South-Central established credentials placed conversation with more directors Bill Duke Julie Dash Robert Townsend Reginald Hudlin Image As movie going along recalled learning how Columbia Pictures via Photofest When saw referring breakthrough YouTube video so young teen who grew seeing movies not lot people looked when began shooting which follows Tre played Cuba Gooding Jr friends Ricky Morris Chestnut Doughboy Ice Cube try avoid gangs drugs shot killed member half brother seeks revenge but backs away retribution Read obituary appraisal work See stream graduated less than year later conceded did yet th-anniversary screening Manhattan becomes intense comes third act camerawork fluid because getting better taking chances showed Cannes Festival audience critic Roger Ebert praised its power honesty filmmaking skill end wrote realized simply seen brilliant directorial American enormous importance best-director Academy Award became Aaron Rapoport Corbis Violence erupted opening night or near theaters least one person dozens were wounded around country But strong selling million tickets domestically today dollars lost Jonathan Demme won Silence Lambs Callie Khouri Thelma Louise remains No filmmaker adapted BlacKkKlansman ecstatic just Twitter sooo happy Daniel born Jan 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