Barry Michael Cooper, writer-producer known for 'New Jack City' and 'Above the Rim,' dies at 66
LOS ANGELES " Barry Michael Cooper, an investigative reporter-turned-screenwriter known for the films "New Jack City," "Above the Rim" and "Sugar Hill," has died. Cooper died Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed to The Times. Additional details about his death, including a cause of death, were not immediately available. He was 66. Matthew J. ...