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John Singleton was born in 1941. He was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his 1991 film Boyz n the Hood, which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. Singleton's other notable works include Poetic Justice (1993), Higher Learning (1995), and Rosewood (1997). He died in 2019 at the age of 51.