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John Singleton(1968-2019): Gone Too Soon
約翰·辛格爾頓（1968-2019）：走得太快了
The acclaimed filmmaker, Oscar-nominated for the 1991 Classic Boyz n the Hood, dies of a stroke at age 51
這位廣受贊譽的電影制作人因1991年的經典電影《少年時代》獲得奧斯卡提名，因中風去世，享年51歲
"When I was going to filmschool, all the kids wanted to be Steven Spielberg," writer and director John Singleton recalled in 2016.
“當我上電影學校的時候，所有的孩子都想成為史蒂文·斯皮爾伯格，”編劇兼導演約翰·辛格爾頓在2016年回憶道。
"I said, 'I' m going to be John Singleton.'" And he was a singular talent, scoring two Oscar nominations and helping pave the way for other African-American filmmakers.
“我說，‘我要成為約翰·辛格爾頓。’”他是一個獨特的天才，獲得了兩項奧斯卡提名，并為其他非裔美國電影制片人鋪平了道路。
So when news broke that Singleton, 51, had died of a stroke related to hypertension on April 29, friends expressed both grief and awe.
因此，4月29日，當51歲的辛格爾頓死于與高血壓有關的中風時，他的朋友們既悲痛又震驚。
"John was a brave artist and a true inspiration," Us director Jordan Peele wrote on Twitter. "His vision changed everything."
美國導演喬丹·皮爾在推特上寫道：“約翰是一位勇敢的藝術家，也激勵了不少人。”“他的愿景改變了一切。”
It was a vision rooted in South Central L.A., where Singleton grew up, watching drive-in movies through his apartment window.
這是一個植根于洛杉磯中南部的愿景，辛格爾頓就是在這里長大的，他通過公寓的窗戶看免下車電影。
Inspired by Spike Lee, he went to USC film school, becoming famous with Boyz, his first movie.
受斯派克·李的啟發，他進入南加州大學電影學院學習，并因他的第一部電影《少年時代》而成名。
A violent, stylish epic of inner-city black youth, it made the 24-year-old the youngest person and first African-American to be nominated for a Best Director Oscar.
這部暴力、時尚的史詩片講述了貧民區黑人青年的故事，使這位24歲的年輕人成為奧斯卡最年輕的導演，也是首位獲得奧斯卡最佳導演獎提名的非洲裔美國人。
He went on to make movies such as Poetic Justice (1993) and 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003).
他繼續拍攝電影，如《詩義》(1993)和《速度與激情2》(2003)。
In recent years Singleton focused on TV, directing FX's The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story in 2016 and co-creating the drama Snowfall.
近年來，辛格爾頓專注于電視劇，于2016年執導FX電視臺的《公訴辛普森：美國犯罪故事》(The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story)，并參與創作了電視劇《雪花飄落》(Snowfall)。
"I was on a kamikaze mission to ... tell stories from my perspective," he said of his career. "An authentic black perspective."
“我在執行一項自殺式的任務……從我的角度講故事。”他這樣談到自己的事業，“一個真實的黑人視角。”
A divorced father of seven, Singleton was at L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai hospital for tests when he suffered a massive stroke.
作為一個有七個孩子的單身父親，當他患嚴重中風時，去了洛杉磯西奈醫院接受檢查。
After several days wrangling over his estate, family members came together to remove him from life support.
在為他的財產爭吵了幾天之后，他的家人聚集在一起，為他終止生命維持。
"This was an agonizing decision," they said in a statement, remembering him as a "loving and supportive father, son, brother and friend."
“這是一個痛苦的決定，”他們在一份聲明中說，并將他銘記為一個“充滿愛和支持的父親、兒子、兄弟和朋友”。
One who helped change the face of Hollywood forever.
他永遠改變了好萊塢的面貌。
"The trails he blazed for generations will live on," says Courtney Vance, who won an Emmy playing Johnnie Cochran in The People v. O.J. Simpson. "Thank God for that."
在《辛普森一家》中飾演約翰尼·科克倫(Johnnie Cochran)，獲得了艾美獎的考特尼·萬斯(Courtney Vance)說，“他為幾代人開辟的道路將永存。”“感謝上帝。”
