Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87
LOS ANGELES -- LOS ANGELES (AP) — Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar ...
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Louis Gossett Jr., 87, Dies; ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ and ‘Roots’ Actor
In the 1960s, he also performed as a folk singer in Greenwich Village coffee houses. He and Richie Havens co-wrote ...