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Actor Louis Gossett Jr remembered as ‘one of the best to ever do it’

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Louis Gossett Jr. was the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar. He was also an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries "Roots" He founded the Eracism Foundation to help create a world where racism doesn't exist.

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Shropshire Star

Actor Louis Gossett Jr remembered as ‘one of the best to ever do it’

Director Taylor Hackford and actors Richard Gere and LeVar Burton are among those who have remembered Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr as “one of the best to ever do it” following his death aged 87.

1 month ago·Ketley, United Kingdom

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Evening Standard

Actor Louis Gossett Jr remembered as ‘one of the best to ever do it’

The American actor became the first black man to win a supporting actor Oscar after he secured the gong for his role in An Officer And A Gentleman.

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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News & Record

Actor Louis Gossett Jr. dies at 87

LOS ANGELES — Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries "Roots," has died. He was 87.

1 month ago·Cherokee County, United States

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