Died at 49
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Chadwick Boseman was an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter hailing from Anderson, South Carolina. He graduated from Howard University and went on to study at the British American Dramatic Academy in Oxford. Boseman's play "Deep Azure" was nominated for a 2006 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work. His breakout role was playing the lead Jackie Robinson in 2013's 42. Boseman was best remembered for portraying T’Challa/Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He has portrayed the character in Captain America: Civil War (2016), Black Panther (2018), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
When Steve Rogers is seriously injured, Peggy Carter becomes the world's first super soldier. The rough-and-tumble space pirates known as the Ravagers abduct T'Challa instead of Peter Quill. Nick Fury struggles to launch The Avengers when candidates are targeted by a serial killer. A grief-stricken Doctor Strange uses the Eye of Agamotto in a dangerous effort to change the past. When The Avengers are infected by a zombie plague, surviving heroes search for a cure. Killmonger rescues Tony Stark when his Humvee is attacked in Afghanistan and manipulates his influence for his designs of conquering Wakanda. Thor, who never learned to be a good hero, throws an out-of-control intergalactic party on Earth. Natasha Romanoff and Clint Barton seek to destroy killer-robot Ultron following a cataclysmic event. The Watcher gathers heroes from across the multiverse for one final battle against Infinity Ultron.
