'New Jack City,' 'Sugar Hill' Writer Dead at 66
The screenwriter behind 'New Jack City,' 'Sugar Hill,' 'Above the Rim,' and Spike Lee's 'She's Gotta Have It' TV series died on Tuesday in Baltimore at 66.
Writer of several classic New York movies dies at 66
Barry Michael Cooper, a writer and producer who worked on several classic New York films, has died at the age of 66. Cooper died Tuesday in Baltimore. His friend and fellow filmmaker Nelson George ...
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Harlem Trilogy Scribe Barry Michael Cooper Dies at 66
Acclaimed New Jack City screenwriter Barry Michael Cooper has passed away. He was 66 years old. Per Variety, Cooper passed away on January 22, 2025, in Baltimore, Maryland. Cooper's passing was ...
Barry Michael Cooper, ‘New Jack City,’ ‘Sugar Hill’ and ‘Above the Rim’ Writer, Dies at 66
Barry Michael Cooper, the screenwriter behind the influential “Harlem Trilogy” of films New Jack City, Sugar Hill and Above the Rim and the man who coined the term New Jack Swing, has died. He was 66.
Barry Michael Cooper, writer-producer known for ‘New Jack City’ and ‘Above the Rim,’ dies at 66
Barry Michael Cooper, a writer and producer known for 'New Jack City,' 'Sugar Hill' and 'Above the Rim,' dies at age 66. 'Will never be another,' his son says.