Born in Coney Island, Brooklyn, Gossett made his stage debut at the age of 17.
In 1959, he played the role of George Murchison in the playA Raisin in the Sun.
He then reprised his role in the movie version released two years later.
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But it was not going to destroy me.
He was open and generous.
We owe so much to him.
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What a monumental life he lived, Domingo wrote onX(formerly Twitter).
Its about the humanity of the people that he stood for.
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He was open and generous.
Louis Gossett, Jr. (Left) with Ruby Dee and Sidney Poitier in a scene scene from the play ‘A Raisin in the Sun.' (Photo: Friedman-Abeles, New York viaWikimedia Commons, Public domain)
We owe so much to him.
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Richard Pryor and Lou Gossett Jr. backstage at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles (Photo: Los Angeles Times viaWikimedia Commons,CC BY 4.0)
