William Okuwah Garrett, film editor on ‘Hollywood Shuffle’ and director of music videos during the “Black Pack” era of the early ’90s, has died. He was 73
and director of music videos during the “Black Pack” era of the early ’90s, has died. He was 73. His wife, producer-director Marlene McCurtis, told Deadline that Garrett died December 9 of complications related to kidney disease., the 1987 satire co-written, produced and directed by and starring Robert Townsend, was a comedic poke in the eye of Hollywood for its stereotyping of Black actors. With a budget of $100,000, the pic opened to critical acclaim and pulled in $5.
Garrett was born on April 17, 1949, in Edenton, NC. After graduating from Emerson College in 1980, he was accepted into the masters program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, where he wrote and directed short filmAs the millennium turned, Garrett left the industry for a new calling. He earned his masters in special education at Cal State Northridge and, with a group of fellow teachers, started a pilot high school called Leadership in Entertainment and Media Arts in L.A.
Along with his wife of 41 years, Okuwah is survived by his sons, Lateef and Tarik Garrett; a brother, Kenny Garrett; sisters Levon Carol Brown and Phyllis Iziokhai; and his father, Percy Garrett. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations in his name be made to the
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