In 1992, it became the first animated film to be nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture, which helped motivate the creation ... [Excerpt from “Theme from Shaft”] Up next 11 years later was Lou ...

Lou Whittaker, 95. A legendary American mountaineer ... Complications from a fall. Louis Gossett Jr., 87. The first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role ...

Other artists and entertainers who died this year include: actors James Earl Jones, Chita Rivera, Donald Sutherland, Gena Rowlands, Louis Gossett Jr., Shelley ... March 19. Lou Whittaker, 95.

The man who took that picture – Apollo 8 astronaut William ... In one of his many roles, Louis Gossett Jr., put the drill in drill sergeant, as star of "An Officer and a Gentleman." ...

Lou Whittaker, 95. A legendary American mountaineer ... Complications from a fall. Louis Gossett Jr., 87. The first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role ...

I hope people continue to learn about my friend Louis Gossett Jr. and the other giants we lost because the examples they set are surely ones to be imitated. Lou’s hope was that younger generations ...

I think that reading and books are incredibly important still to connect people with ideas and concepts and to paint a picture in their own mind with ... Hollywood figures like Sam Rockwell and Lou ...

Louis Gossett Jr.'s cause of death has been revealed. Gossett's death certificate confirms the 87-year-old "An Officer and a Gentleman" actor died in March of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

“That’s why Lou was so effective in that role: he wasn’t just a ‘tough guy’; he was someone who really cared about all those kids that he was mentoring.” Gere also praised Gossett for ...