Louis Gossett Jr.

Who they were

Biography 1936–1954: Early life, education, and stage breakthrough Gossett was born on May 27, 1936, in Coney Island , Brooklyn , New York City, to Hellen, a nurse, and Louis Cameron Gossett, a porter. [ 1 ] He was an alumnus of Mark Twain Intermediate School 239 and Abraham Lincoln High School . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Gossett contracted polio during his youth. [ 5 ] His stage debut came at age 17,

Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. was an American actor. He made his stage debut at age 17. Shortly thereafter, Gossett successfully auditioned for the Broadway play Take a Giant Step. He continued acting onstage in critically acclaimed plays including A Raisin in the Sun (1959), The Blacks (1961), Tambourines to Glory (1963), and The Zulu and the Zayda (1965). In 1977, Gossett appeared in the popular miniseries Roots,

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Louis Gossett Jr. appears on our March 29 calendar for 2024 as a death entry.