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Mar 29, 2024 · Louis Cameron Gossett was born on May 27, 1936, in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York, to Louis Sr., a porter, and Hellen, a nurse. He later added Jr. to his name to honor his father.
May 23, 2024 · Louis Gossett, Jr., was an American stage, screen, and television character actor who was a respected and prolific performer. His best-known roles were in A Raisin in the Sun (1959), as Fiddler in the TV miniseries Roots (1977), and as the tough-hearted drill sergeant Emil Foley in the movie An Officer and a Gentleman (1982).
Mar 29, 2024 · Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. was born May 27, 1936, and raised in Sheepshead Bay, N.Y., not far from Coney Island. His mother, Hellen, was a nurse and his father, Louis Sr., a porter. He aspired to ...
May 1, 2024 · Louis Gossett Jr.'s cause of death has been revealed. Gossett's death certificate confirms the 87-year-old "An Officer and a Gentleman" actor died in March of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Mar 29, 2024 · From the archives: Louis Gossett Jr. 07:12 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.
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Mar 29, 2024 · Louis Gossett Jr. was born May 27, 1936, in Brooklyn, New York. He was drawn to athletics as a kid, especially basketball, but an injury kept him from playing for a time and led him to another ...
Mar 29, 2024 · Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as a gunnery sergeant in An Officer and a Gentleman, has died. He was 87. He was 87. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:
