Essence Magazine:
By Shelby Stewart ·Updated March 29, 2024
The Associated Press confirmed Friday that Louis Gosset Jr., 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, ESSENCE previously reported in 2010 that the actor had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
In 1983, Gossett made history as the third
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