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Denise Francine Boyd Andrews (October 15, 1956 – May 3, 2022) was an American drug counsellor and actress.[1]
Early life
Boyd was born on October 15, 1956, in Baltimore, Maryland.
Career
Her story was chronicled in The Corner: a Year in the Life of an Inner-city Neighbourhood, a book by David Simon and Ed Burns, which was adapted into an HBO miniseries.[1] Her son, DeAndre McCullough, died at the age of 35.[2] Boyd was an actress, known for The Wire (2002) and The Corner (2000).[3]
Death
She died on May 3, 2022, at her home in Parkville, Maryland.[4][5] She married Donnie Andrews in 2007.[6][7][8][9]
Award and accolades
- Golden Globe Awards 1986
References
- ^ a b "The Hard-Won Triumphs of a Life on the Corner in West Baltimore". The New Yorker. 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ Slotnik, Daniel E. (2012-08-10). "DeAndre McCullough, Drug Dealer Who Inspired 'The Corner,' Dies at 35". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ "'The Wire' 20 Years Later: How Does "The Greatest Television Show Ever" Hold Up?". Baltimore Magazine. 2022-06-06. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
- ^ Langer, Emily (May 30, 2022). "Denise Francine Boyd Andrews, drug counselor whose life was chronicled in 'The Corner,' dies at 65". Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ "Denise Francine 'Fran' Boyd Andrews, a drug counselor whose battle with addiction inspired a book and HBO miniseries, dies". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ Mallozzi, Vincent M.; Abruzzese, Sarah (19 August 2007). "Donnie Andrews and Fran Boyd". The New York Times.
- ^ "How We Met: Fran Boyd & Donnie Andrews". The Independent. 2009-09-05. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ "Real-life inspirations for characters on 'The Wire' and 'The Corner' to wed". Orange County Register. 2007-08-11. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ Urbina, Ian (2007-08-09). "From Two Broken Lives to One New Beginning". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
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