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'Officer and a Gentleman’ Star Louis Gossett Jr. Dead at 87
Louis Gossett Jr., who was the first Black man to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, died on Thursday, March 28
The actor’s cousin Neal L. Gossett confirmed his death to the Associated Press, revealing that Louis died on Thursday, March 28, in Santa Monica, California. Six years later, he landed the role of George Jurchison in the New York stage production of A Raisin in the Sun opposite Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee and Diana Sands. Richard Gere, Louis Gossett Jr., and David Caruso in ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’.Cover ImagesLouis’ Oscar win marked the first time that a Black man had earned the Best Supporting Actor trophy.
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