https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/28/black-panther-star-chadwick-boseman-dies-of-cancer-at-43/

By Ryan Pearson | Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown with searing intensity before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, died Friday of cancer, his representative said. He was 43.