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Barry Michael Cooper, writer of Harlem-trilogy ‘New Jack City,’ ‘Sugar Hill,’ and ‘Above The Rim’ passes away at 66
There is no discussion of 1990s-era Black movies without films written by Barry Michael Cooper ... City,” “Sugar Hill,” and “Above The Rim.” Cooper, who moved to Baltimore in the ...
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‘New Jack City' and ‘Above the Rim' Legend Dies: Barry Michael Cooper Was 66
Barry Michael Cooper, a screenwriter best known for his work in New Jack City and Above the Rim, died on Wednesday, Jan. 22. He was 66. According to Variety, Cooper's death was confirmed by a ...
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Barry Michael Cooper, ‘New Jack City’ Screenwriter, Dies at 66
By Alex Williams Barry Michael Cooper ... drama starring Mr. Snipes, and “Above the Rim,” a basketball drama starring Tupac Shakur as a dealer; Mr. Cooper wrote it with Benny Medina and ...
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Hip-Hop Community Mourns Death of Influential Journalist & Screenwriter Barry Michael Cooper
Barry Michael Cooper ... and Tupac (Above the Rim.) Though he lived much of the last decades of his life in Baltimore, he was Harlem to his core." Michael A. Gonzales, who co-wrote the important ...
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Legendary “New Jack City” and “Above The Rim” screenwriter Barry Michael Cooper passes away at 66
How Barry Michael Cooper Defined the ‘90s Harlem Trilogy Cooper didn’t stop with New Jack City. He went on to complete his “Harlem trilogy” with Sugar Hill and Above the Rim, both released in 1994.