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Barry Michael Cooper, 'New Jack City' Writer, Passes Away at 66

Barry Michael Cooper, 'New Jack City' Writer, Passes Away at 66
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  • Barry Michael Cooper, 66, New Jack City's writer, passed away in Baltimore.
  • 'New Jack City,' starring Wesley Snipes, set new crime drama standards.
  • Cooper also wrote 'Above The Rim' and 'Sugar Hill,' part of his Harlem Trilogy.
  • His scripts highlighted African American stories of 1990s New York.
  • A journalist for The Village Voice, Cooper coined 'new jack swing.'
  • Spike Lee's 'She's Gotta Have It' TV series credits Cooper as producer.
  • Maryland Chief Medical Examiner confirmed Cooper's death; cause pending.
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