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Louis Gossett Jr. Dead at 87: ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ Oscar Winner Dies
The ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ actor was the first Black man to take home an Academy Award for his role in the 1982 film. Louis Gossett Jr. has reportedly died at the age of 87. The late ...
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Broadway Veteran Louis Gossett Jr. Passes Away at 87
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of stage and screen actor Louis Cameron Gossett Jr., who died ... he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and became the first black ...
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Topic: Louis Gossett
Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win an Oscar ... Toy Soldiers and The Punisher. He has won an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Award's in an acting career that spans ...
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The Book of Negroes Cast
Louis Gossett Jr. made his professional acting debut at the age of 17, in the play Take a Giant Step, winning the Donaldson Award as best newcomer to theatre. He went to NYU on a basketball ...
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The Book of Negroes Cast
Louis Gossett Jr. made his professional acting debut at the age of 17, in the play Take a Giant Step, winning the Donaldson Award as best newcomer to theatre. He went to NYU on a basketball ...