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John Daniel Singleton (January 6, 1968 – April 28, 2019) was an American director, screenwriter, and producer. He made his feature film debut writing and directing Boyz n the Hood (1991), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director , becoming, at age 24, the first African American and youngest person to have ever been nominated for that award.
IMDb profile of John Singleton, the Oscar-nominated director of Boyz n the Hood and other films. Learn about his life, career, achievements, and death in 2019.
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Apr 3, 2014 · John Singleton was born on January 6, 1968, in Los Angeles, California. His 1991 feature film debut, Boyz n the Hood, garnered an Academy Award nomination for Best Director. Singleton followed the ...
Apr 29, 2019 · The filmmaker passed away at 51 after suffering a stroke, leaving behind a legacy of groundbreaking and influential movies. He was the youngest and first African American to be nominated for Best Director for his debut film, which portrayed the lives of black youth in Los Angeles.
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Apr 29, 2019 · John Singleton was the first African-American nominated for an Academy Award for best director for his 1991 movie “Boyz n the Hood.” He was also nominated for best screenplay that year.
Apr 29, 2019 · John Daniel Singleton was born on Jan. 6, 1968, in Los Angeles. His mother was a pharmaceutical sales executive, and his father, Danny Singleton, was a mortgage broker.
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Apr 29, 2019 · John Daniel Singleton was born on Jan. 6, 1968, in Los Angeles. During his self-described “formative years,” his father, Daniel, was a manager at Thrifty’s, and his mother, Sheila, fought to ...
