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Boseman, a native of South Carolina, passed
away at his home, with his wife and family at his side, the
statement said, without specifying when he died. He resided in
Los Angeles.
During his screen career, Boseman played a number of real-life
characters famed for breaking America's racial barriers,
including soul singer James Brown in "Get on Up," Supreme Court
Justice Thurgood Marshall in "Marshall," and baseball pioneer
Jackie Robinson in "42."
But the actor's most memorable role was his 2018 performance as
T'Challa, king of the fictional African kingdom of Wakanda and
the crime fighter known as Black Panther, in the first major
studio superhero movie featuring a predominantly
African-American cast.
"Black Panther" went on to become one of the highest-grossing
films of the year and was nominated for six Oscars, including
best picture. It won three Academy Awards - in the best original
score, best costume design and best production design
categories.
Boseman originated the Black Panther film role two years earlier
in Marvel's "Captain America: Civil War," and reprised the part
twice more in 2018's "Avengers: Infinity War" and 2019's
"Avengers: Endgame."
The statement on his social media accounts said Boseman was
diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in 2016, and that the
disease progressed ultimately to stage 4.
(Reporting by Steve Gorman in Los Angeles; Additional reporting
by Rich McKay in Atlanta and Aakriti Bhalla in Bengaluru;
editing by Jane Wardell)
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