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  1. Gossett was born in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, to Hellen, a nurse, and Louis Cameron Gossett, a porter. He was an alumnus of Mark Twain Intermediate School 239 and Abraham Lincoln High School. He contracted polio during his youth.

  2. Mar 29, 2024 · Louis Gossett Jr., who won an Academy Award for his performance in “An Officer and a Gentleman” and an Emmy for the groundbreaking miniseries “Roots,” has died at age 87, according to a...

  3. Oct 4, 2020 · You are so proud of your grandchildren. Louis Gossett Jr. still delights in his work and earns new accolades. Read an interview with the actor about family, fame and life at 84.

  4. Mar 29, 2024 · He was 87. Gossett's first cousin Neal L. Gossett told The Associated Press that the actor died in Santa Monica, California. A statement from the family said Gossett died Friday morning....

  5. Mar 29, 2024 · Mr. Gossett is survived by his sons, Satie and Sharron Gossett, and several grandchildren. In the Television Academy interview, Mr. Gossett urged fellow actors to help effect political...

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  7. Mar 29, 2024 · Louis Gossett Jr. was an Academy-award winning actor who has performed on Broadway, film and television. [1] Louis Gossett Jr. was born in 1936 in Brooklyn, New York to parents Louis Gossett, Sr and Helen Wray. [2] [3] Louis was been married three times; his first marriage to Hattie Glascoe took place in 1964 in Manhattan, New York. [4] .

  8. Gossett was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and made his stage debut when he was 17 years old in "Take a Giant Step", which was selected as one of the 10 best Broadway shows of 1953 by the New York Times. He had two sons and resided in Malibu until his death in Santa Monica, California, in 2024, aged 87. Born May 27, 1936.

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