Louis Gossett Jr., who with his iconic role in An Officer and a Gentleman became the first Black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, died on Thursday at age 87, his nephew told the Associated Press. No cause of death was disclosed. (In February 2010, Gossett revealed a prostate cancer diagnosis, […]
Louis Gossett Jr., who with his iconic role in An Officer and a Gentleman became the first Black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, died on Thursday at age 87, his nephew told the Associated Press. No cause of death was disclosed. (In February 2010, Gossett revealed a prostate cancer diagnosis, […]
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