Nathan Louis Jackson Dies: ‘Luke Cage’ & ‘S.W.A.T.’ Writer-Producer, Award-Winning Playwright Was 44
deadline.comNathan Louis Jackson, the award-winning playwright who made a splash with the debut of Broke-ology in 2008 and who went on to write and produce TV shows such as Luke Cage, S.W.A.T., 13 Reasons Why and Shameless, died on August 22, according to multiple reports.
While no cause of death was given, his wife told the New York Times that Jackson had had recent cardiac problems, including an aortic dissection and an aortic aneurysm.
He was 44. Broke-ology debuted while Jackson was still in school at Julliard. It premiered at the Williamstown Theater Festival.
In 2009, Broke-ology opened Off Broadway at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center. Jackson’s other work included When I Come to Die, Sticky Traps, The Mancherios, The Last Black Play, and Brother Toad.
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