John Singleton dead at 51, Oscar-nominated director of 'Boyz N The Hood,' 'Poetic Justice'
wabc Updated 2 hours ago at 30/4/2019 - 1:36AM Egypt time The family of John Singleton said the Oscar-nominated filmmaker has died after being taken off life support Monday, nearly two weeks after suffering a stroke. "It is with heavy hearts we announce that our beloved son, father and friend, John Daniel Singleton will be taken off of life support today," read the statement. "This was an agonizing decision, one that our family made, over a number of days, with the careful counsel of John's doctors." The 51-year-old director of "Boyz in the Hood," ''Poetic Justice" and other films has been in intensive care in a Los Angeles hospital since he had a stroke on April 17. Singleton was in his early 20s, just out of the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts, when he wrote, directed and produced "Boyz N the Hood." Based on Singleton's upbringing and shot in his old neighborhood, the low-budget produc...