Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87
Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87
Gossett’s nephew told The Associated Press that the actor died Thursday night in Santa Monica, California. No cause of death was revealed.
I may have to try to find a copy of Enemy Mine to watch in remembrance.
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I met him decades ago. He was very cool.
Lucky! Care to share the story?
It was Dragon Con in Atlanta. I met him on the elevator and I told him how much I enjoyed his work. He was very polite and congenial, asked a question or two about me. Then he got off the elevator. It wasn't more than a couple minutes.
Oh fun. I went to DragonCon several times in the 90s as a vendor (and performer with the Atlanta Radio Theater Company). Had a great time and I also got to meet some cool celebrities.
I doubt it's like it used to be now. We went to Indianapolis ComicCon this year and it was ridiculous. Famous people are now charging $60 for an autograph. It's become thoroughly commercialized. I remember when cons used to have a "we put this together, but just barely" feel to them. It was much more fun.