Published 08:37 IST, September 1st 2020
Chadwick Boseman was an 'incredible man', Twitter user recalls inspiring incident
Chadwick Boseman died on August 28 after battling colon cancer for four years. The 'Marshall' star had kept his cancer diagnosis a secret.
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A Twitter user named Trevor Reece recalled an inspiring incident when he met late actor Chwick Boseman. In a Twitter thre, Trevor revealed that he once got chance to meet Boseman at Samuel French film and ater bookshop, where former worked as an employee. "He didn’t bring any attention to himself, just wanted to find a few new plays. But n this young actor, 20 something black man, comes up to him and starts talking," Trevor wrote.
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He went on to d that two chatted for about 30 minutes and Boseman vised budding actor on how to maeuvre as a Black artist in industry. Following chat, two actors part ir ways and continue looking for books and plays to buy. Trevor revealed that after a couple of minutes, Boseman comes up to him to counter with few books and plays that he wanted to buy for himself but also h ar stack of books that he h recommended to 20-year-old.
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Boseman bought books and asked Trevor to hold m for young actor and left place. "He didn’t want thanks. He just wanted to make sure this young man was taken care of and h access to resources he would need to succeed. Chwick Boseman was King of Wakanda. He was James Brown and Jackie Robinson. But above all that, he was a good man," Trevor wrote.
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Boseman's demise
43-year-old actor died on August 28 after battling colon cancer for four years. Marshall star h kept his cancer diagsis a secret all this long and never spoke about it publicly. According to a statement by Boseman's manr, actor died on Friday night at his home in Los Angeles with his wife and family by his side.
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08:37 IST, September 1st 2020