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Boseman was diagnosed with [[Cancer staging|stage III]] [[Colorectal cancer|colon cancer]] in 2016, which eventually progressed to [[stage IV]] before 2020.<ref name="nyt obit" /> He never spoke publicly about his cancer diagnosis, and according to ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', "Only a handful of non-family members knew that Boseman was sick... with varying degrees of knowledge about the severity of [his] condition."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Siegel |first1=Tatiana |last2=Kit |first2=Borys |date=September 2, 2020 |title=Disney Grapples With How to Proceed on 'Black Panther' Without Chadwick Boseman |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-grapples-with-how-to-proceed-on-black-panther-without-chadwick-boseman |url-status=live |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200902161542/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-grapples-with-how-to-proceed-on-black-panther-without-chadwick-boseman |archive-date=September 2, 2020 |access-date=September 18, 2020}}</ref> During treatment, involving multiple surgeries and [[chemotherapy]], he continued to work and completed production for several films, including ''Marshall'', ''Da 5 Bloods'', ''Ma Rainey'', and others.
Boseman died at his Los Angeles home as a result of complications related to colon cancer on August 28, 2020, with his wife and family by his side.<ref name="AP-Death">{{Cite news |last=Pearson |first=Ryan |date=August 29, 2020 |title='Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer at 43 |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/5f4352111fdead278da3651b44d311b8 |url-status=dead |access-date=August 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829023022/https://apnews.com/5f4352111fdead278da3651b44d311b8 |archive-date=August 29, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Maxouris |first1=Christina |last2=Vera |first2=Amir |date=August 29, 2020 |title='Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman dies at 43 |publisher=CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/28/entertainment/chadwick-boseman-dies/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=August 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829044156/https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/28/entertainment/chadwick-boseman-dies/index.html |archive-date=August 29, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 28, 2020 |title='Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman passes away at 43 |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/black-panther-star-chadwick-boseman-dies-of-cancer-at-43/articleshow/77815479.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221041242/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/black-panther-star-chadwick-boseman-dies-of-cancer-at-43/articleshow/77815479.cms |archive-date=December 21, 2020 |access-date=August 29, 2020 |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref> He was 43 years old. He died [[Intestacy|intestate
A public memorial service was held on September 4, 2020, in [[Anderson, South Carolina]]. Speakers included Boseman's childhood pastor as well as Deanna Brown-Thomas, daughter of [[James Brown]], whom Boseman portrayed in ''Get on Up''.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Chadwick Boseman Honored as Hometown Hero in Native South Carolina |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chadwick-boseman-honored-as-hometown-hero-in-native-south-carolina |url-status=live |access-date=September 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910210800/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chadwick-boseman-honored-as-hometown-hero-in-native-south-carolina |archive-date=September 10, 2020}}</ref> The city announced plans for the creation of a permanent art memorial at the service.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Asia |date=September 4, 2020 |title=Chadwick Boseman's hometown creates Public Art Endowment in his honor |language=en-US |publisher=[[WSPA-TV]] |location=Spartanburg, South Carolina |url=https://www.wspa.com/news/top-stories/chadwick-bosemans-hometown-creates-public-art-endowment-in-his-honor/ |url-status=live |access-date=September 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028054020/https://www.wspa.com/news/top-stories/chadwick-bosemans-hometown-creates-public-art-endowment-in-his-honor/ |archive-date=October 28, 2020}}</ref> Despite reports that Boseman was buried at Welfare Baptist Church cemetery in nearby [[Belton, South Carolina]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dalton |first=Andrew |date=September 14, 2020 |title=Chadwick Boseman buried near South Carolina hometown |work=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://apnews.com/cedc4ec64b08a801e8b9e38a8976e65e |url-status=live |access-date=September 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20201123235659/https://apnews.com/article/chadwick-boseman-anderson-los-angeles-archive-south-carolina-cedc4ec64b08a801e8b9e38a8976e65e |archive-date=November 23, 2020}}</ref> the funeral home handling the services and the church pastor both denied this.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 15, 2020 |title=Funeral home, church pastor contradict reports that Chadwick Boseman is buried in hometown |work=[[Anderson Independent-Mail]] |location=Anderson County, South Carolina |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2020/09/15/chadwick-boseman-not-buried-hometown-belton-sc-family-church/5809437002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002140317/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2020/09/15/chadwick-boseman-not-buried-hometown-belton-sc-family-church/5809437002/ |archive-date=October 2, 2020 |via=[[USA Today]]}}</ref>
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