A Poet of an Actor: Louis Gossett, Jr. (1936-2024) | Tributes
A tribute to one of the best.
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A tribute to one of the best.
Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots," has died. He was 87.
Louis Gossett Jr. was known for his seminal roles in 'Roots' and 'An Officer and a Gentleman'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots,” has died. He was 87. Gossett’s first cousin Neal L. Gossett told The Associated Press that the actor died Thursday night in Santa Monica, California. […]
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