First Black Who got Oscar
Louis Gosset Jr. (May 27, 1936 – March 29, 2024) the first Black man to win an Oscar for supporting actor, has died. He was 87 years old.
Gossett passed away in Santa Monica, California Friday morning. No cause of death has been revealed; however, in 2010 that the actor had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Gosset started his carrier in Stage Play at the age of 17. In 1977, Gossett appeared in the popular miniseries Roots, for which he won Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series at the Emmy Awards.
Palmerstown, U.S.A. (1981), Sadat (1983).in 1985's Enemy Mine with Dennis Quaid, A Gathering of Old Men (1987), Touched by an Angel (1997), and Watchmen (2019). the Golden Globe Awards, Black Reel Awards, and NAACP Image Awards. Gossett was also well-known for his role as Colonel Chappy Sinclair in the Iron Eagle film series (1986-1995).
Gossett continued acting in high-profile films, television, plays, and video games. In 1982, for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in An Officer and a Gentleman, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and became the first black actor to win in this category.
His Mother was Mrs Hellen, a nurse, and Father Louis Gossett Sr., a porter.
Louis Jr. was an alumnus of Mark Twain Intermediate School 239 and Abraham Lincoln High School. He contracted polio during his youth. He started working at stage Play at the age of 17, in a school production of You Can't Take It with You, when a sports injury resulted in the decision to take an acting class.
His high school teacher had encouraged him to audition for a Broadway part, resulting in his selection for a role in the Broadway version of Take a Giant Step in 1953. After graduating from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1954, he also attended New York University. He was offered the opportunity to play for the New York Knicks; he turned down the offer to instead accept a role in A Raisin in the Sun.
His high school teacher had encouraged him to audition for a Broadway part, resulting in his selection for a role in the Broadway version of Take a Giant Step in 1953. After graduating from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1954, he also attended New York University. He was offered the opportunity to play for the New York Knicks; he turned down the offer to instead accept a role in A Raisin in the Sun.
The Early Work (1953–1977):
At the age of 17, when he was a student of Abrahm Lincon High School in 1953, he got a golden chance to work in in the Broadway play Take a Giant Step.
In 1959, Gosset palyed the role of George Murchson in A Raisin in the Sun. The story of the play was of a black Family experiences in South Chicago, as they were trying to improve in their finances circumstances. That play won the the best play of New York Drama Critics Circle.
In 1961, Gosset get a chance to work again in "A Raisin in the Sun"but Now it was not the Play, It was the Film under Columbia Pictures, and most of the cast were same as in the Play. The Film Just like the Play, received excellent revies.
From 1961 to 1973 he played lots of Roles in the Play undern Broadway Play.
In 1973, Gossett acted in Stuart Rosenberg's The Laughing Policeman. In 1974, Gossett acted in Philip Kaufman's The White Dawn. In 1975, he played O'Flaherty in the "Clark Templeton O'Flaherty" episode of The Six Million Dollar Man. On November 22, 1975, Gossett acted in "George's Best Friend", an episode of The Jeffersons.
1978–1997, The success:
On January 28, 1979, the mini-series Backstairs at the White House premiered. It is about White House servants, who work during several presidencies.
Gossett plays a servant who is 37 years of age when the series starts and 88 when it ends.
Gossett was nominated for "Outstanding lead actor in a limited series or a special".
Marriage: Gossett was married three times and fathered one son and adopted one son. His first marriage was to Hattie Glascoe, After cancelled First Marriage, He than married with Christina Mangosing second time, on August 21, 1973. Their son Satie was born in 1974. Gossett and Mangosing divorced in 1975.
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