‘Boyz n the Hood’ director John Singleton dead at 51

John Singleton, director of the groundbreaking 1991 movie about US inner city life ‘Boyz n the Hood,’ died Monday at the age of 51, his family announced, triggering a flood of tributes hailing him as an “inspiration.”
Singleton had been placed in a medically-induced coma after suffering a stroke several weeks ago, and his family had earlier made known their intention to take the filmmaker off life support.
“John passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family and friends,” they said in a statement quoted by media including USA Today and NBC News.
Singleton directed ‘Boyz n the Hood’ 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 neighbourhood 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.
Starring the rapper Ice Cube and Cuba Gooding Jr, ‘Boyz n the Hood’ was a breakthrough success that won special honours at Cannes and in 2002 was selected for preservation by the Library of Congress as a “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” film.
Singleton went on to a prolific career as a film director, with credits that included the remake of ‘Shaft’ (2000) and ‘2 Fast 2 Furious’ (2003). His work on television included shows such as ‘Billions,’ ‘The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story’ and ‘Empire.’
Singleton’s death triggered an outpouring of tributes from across the entertainment industry.

Boyz n the Hood director John Singleton dead at 51

John Singleton, director of the groundbreaking 1991 movie about US inner city life Boyz n the Hood, died Monday at the age of 51, his family announced, triggering a flood of tributes hailing him as an inspiration. Singleton had been placed in a medically-induced coma after suffering a stroke several weeks ago, and his family had earlier made known their intention to take the filmmaker off life support. John passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family and friends, they said in a statement quoted by media including USA Today and NBC News. Singleton directed Boyz n the Hood 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 neighbourhood 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. Starring the rapper Ice Cube and Cuba Gooding Jr, Boyz n the Hood was a breakthrough success that won special honours at Cannes and in 2002 was selected for preservation by the Library of Congress as a culturally, historically or aesthetically significant film. Singleton went on to a prolific career as a film director, with credits that included the remake of Shaft (2000) and 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003). His work on television included shows such as Billions, The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story and Empire. Singletons death triggered an outpouring of tributes from across the entertainment industry.