Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win the award ... I have a personal opinion that every child in the world has to have free medicine, free food, shelter, clothing, and education.

Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. was born May 27 ... “I was raised an only child but I was also raised with 25 or 30 cousins,” he told The Times in 1996. “My grandparents and aunts would take ...

His portrayal of a drill instructor earned him the Oscar for best supporting actor. He was the first Black performer to win in that category. By Anita Gates Louis Gossett Jr., who took home an ...

Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting ... The parents were arrested after detectives discovered signs of neglect and child abuse at a home where they were called for reports ...

Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. was born in Brooklyn, New York, on May 27, 1936, the only child of working-class parents. Always athletic, he excelled in sports. When he was sidelined with an injury ...

Louis Cameron Gossett Jr., the only child of a porter and a maid who later received a nursing degree, was born in Brooklyn on May 27, 1936. He described growing up in the ethnically diverse ...

As a child, the New York native spent summers ... “I am saddened to learn of the passing of Louis Gossett Jr., the Emmy Award-winning actor who called our city home...,” Atlanta Mayor Andre ...

TEENAGER ON BROADWAY Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. was born in Brooklyn, New York, on May 27, 1936, the only child of working-class parents. Always athletic, he excelled in sports. When he was sidelined ...