Film director John Singleton has died at age 51. He was the first black filmmaker nominated for the best director Oscar for the 1991 film “Boyz N the Hood.”
Celebrities and fans of legendary director John Singleton flocked to social media to mourn the star after he died Monday. His family took him off life support after Singleton suffered a stroke more than a week ago.
Singleton was famous for directing a number of highly acclaimed movies and TV shows, lending his creative vision to 19 titles over his nearly 30-year career. However, his biggest feat may have been his first: his directorial debut with 1991’s Boyz n the Hood, for which Singleton was nominated for two Oscars in 1992.
“There was a time when I was struggling to pay my bills in film school and not sure this town was for me. And one day, not long after Boyz N The Hood exploded on the scene, my phone rang. It was John Singleton,” she wrote in an Instagram post. “John did not know me at all. But someone at USC had told him I was talented and he was kindly calling to offer me some words of encouragement. He told me to keep writing. I never forgot it. Praying for him and for his family now.
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