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John Singleton

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 nominee in the category.

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Education
Pasadena City College University of Southern California
Born
John Daniel Singleton (1968-01-06)January 6, 1968 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Children
7
Died
April 28, 2019(2019-04-28) (aged 51) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
Director · screenwriter · producer
Resting place
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California, U.S.

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John Singleton → John Daniel Singleton (1968-01-06)January 6, 1968 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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John Singleton → 7
Died · 1
John Singleton → April 28, 2019(2019-04-28) (aged 51) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education · 1
John Singleton → Pasadena City College University of Southern California
Resting place · 1
John Singleton → Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California, U.S.
Spouse · 1
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John SingletonBornJohn Daniel Singleton (1968-01-06)January 6, 1968 Los Angeles, California, U.S.1.00infobox
John SingletonChildren71.00infobox
John SingletonDiedApril 28, 2019(2019-04-28) (aged 51) Los Angeles, California, U.S.1.00infobox
John SingletonEducationPasadena City College University of Southern California1.00infobox
John SingletonOccupationsDirector1.00infobox
John SingletonOccupationsscreenwriter1.00infobox
John SingletonOccupationsproducer1.00infobox
John SingletonResting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, California, U.S.1.00infobox
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John SingletonYears active1988–20191.00infobox
Empireinstance ofhe co-created the television crime drama Snowfall and directed episodes of shows0.80text
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