Football has paid its respects to the actor Chadwick Boseman, who lost his life to colon cancer on August 28.
Boseman, who had kept his fight against the disease secret for four years, had won acclaim for his portrayal of strong black characters on film, including baseball great Jackie Robinson in ‘42’ and musician James Brown in ‘Get on Up’.
However, it was for his role as titular star of Marvel’s Black Panther that he will be most popularly remembered in a film seen as a cultural milestone due to its predominantly black cast and director.
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His family said in a statement: “A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much.