John Singleton, the first African American filmmaker to be nominated for an Oscar for directing the powerful 1991 drama 'Boyz N the Hood,' died after being removed from life-support following a massive stroke. He was 51.
With his 1991 drama"Boyz N the Hood," director John Singleton became the first African American filmmaker nominated for a directing Oscar. He died following complications from a massive stroke he suffered on April 17.
The son of a mortgage broker father and a pharmaceutical company sales executive mother, Singleton was raised in separate households by his unmarried parents.told The Times in 2017 His modest upbringing influenced several of his works, including his debut film,"Boyz N the Hood." After graduating from Pasadena's Blair High School in 1986, he attended USC's film school where he landed an internship at Paramount and won three awards, leading to a contract with Creative Artists Agency during his sophomore year.
The film, filmed for a mere $5.7 million, became the first all-black movie about L.A.'s inner-city struggles to be produced by a major studio and was inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2001. When it screened at the Cannes Film Festival, the audience gave it a 20-minute standing ovation.
The film went on to earn two Oscar nominations — best screenplay and best director, pulling Singleton into the company of emerging black moviemakers such as Spike Lee, Mario Van Peebles and Matty Rich. It earned more than $60 million at the box office
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