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John Singleton(1968-2019): Gone Too Soon
约翰·辛格尔顿（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
这位广受赞誉的电影制作人因1991年的经典电影《少年时代》获得奥斯卡提名，因中风去世，享年51岁
"When I was going to filmschool, all the kids wanted to be Steven Spielberg," writer and director John Singleton recalled in 2016.
“当我上电影学校的时候，所有的孩子都想成为史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格，”编剧兼导演约翰·辛格尔顿在2016年回忆道。
"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.
“我说，‘我要成为约翰·辛格尔顿。’”他是一个独特的天才，获得了两项奥斯卡提名，并为其他非裔美国电影制片人铺平了道路。
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，当51岁的辛格尔顿死于与高血压有关的中风时，他的朋友们既悲痛又震惊。
"John was a brave artist and a true inspiration," Us director Jordan Peele wrote on Twitter. "His vision changed everything."
美国导演乔丹·皮尔在推特上写道：“约翰是一位勇敢的艺术家，也激励了不少人。”“他的愿景改变了一切。”
It was a vision rooted in South Central L.A., where Singleton grew up, watching drive-in movies through his apartment window.
这是一个植根于洛杉矶中南部的愿景，辛格尔顿就是在这里长大的，他通过公寓的窗户看免下车电影。
Inspired by Spike Lee, he went to USC film school, becoming famous with Boyz, his first movie.
受斯派克·李的启发，他进入南加州大学电影学院学习，并因他的第一部电影《少年时代》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.
这部暴力、时尚的史诗片讲述了贫民区黑人青年的故事，使这位24岁的年轻人成为奥斯卡最年轻的导演，也是首位获得奥斯卡最佳导演奖提名的非洲裔美国人。
He went on to make movies such as Poetic Justice (1993) and 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003).
他继续拍摄电影，如《诗义》(1993)和《速度与激情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.
近年来，辛格尔顿专注于电视剧，于2016年执导FX电视台的《公诉辛普森：美国犯罪故事》(The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story)，并参与创作了电视剧《雪花飘落》(Snowfall)。
"I was on a kamikaze mission to ... tell stories from my perspective," he said of his career. "An authentic black perspective."
“我在执行一项自杀式的任务……从我的角度讲故事。”他这样谈到自己的事业，“一个真实的黑人视角。”
A divorced father of seven, Singleton was at L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai hospital for tests when he suffered a massive stroke.
作为一个有七个孩子的单身父亲，当他患严重中风时，去了洛杉矶西奈医院接受检查。
After several days wrangling over his estate, family members came together to remove him from life support.
在为他的财产争吵了几天之后，他的家人聚集在一起，为他终止生命维持。
"This was an agonizing decision," they said in a statement, remembering him as a "loving and supportive father, son, brother and friend."
“这是一个痛苦的决定，”他们在一份声明中说，并将他铭记为一个“充满爱和支持的父亲、儿子、兄弟和朋友”。
One who helped change the face of Hollywood forever.
他永远改变了好莱坞的面貌。
"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》中饰演约翰尼·科克伦(Johnnie Cochran)，获得了艾美奖的考特尼·万斯(Courtney Vance)说，“他为几代人开辟的道路将永存。”“感谢上帝。”
