Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman dies of colon cancer at 4332Photo© indianexpress.com

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman dies of colon cancer at 43

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Actor Chadwick Boseman, known for his role as “Black Panther” in Captain America: Civil War, in the Marvel cinematic universe, has died of colon cancer at the age of 43, his family said in a statement late on Saturday. Boseman had been fighting colon cancer for four years.

“A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much,” his family said. “From Marshall to Da 5 Bloods, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and several more – all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy. It was the honor of his career to bring King T’Challa to life in Black Panther.”

Boseman’s publicist Nicki Fioravante told AP that the actor died with his wife and the rest of his family by his side at his Los Angeles home.