“Roots” star Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win Best Supporting Actor at Oscars, dies at 87
The "Officer and a Gentleman" actor recently starred in "The Color Purple" musical and HBO's "Watchmen" series.
Hattie McDaniel made home in Colorado before becoming first Black person to be nominated and win Academy Award
Before Hattie McDaniel won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind, she made ...
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The first black Shakespearean actor performs in Hull, the bastion of the anti-slavery movement
He also called himself 'African Roscius', after a famous Roman actor of the first century BC ... spectators to enjoy the novelty of seeing a black actor perform. After all, the prestigious ...
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Denzel Washington
In 1989, Washington won his first Oscar, for best supporting actor in “Glory ... “Training Day,” making him only the second Black actor to win best actor. At this time, Washington ...
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Louis Gossett Jr, the first Black man to win Best Supporting Actor Oscar, dies aged 87
Louis Gossett Jr, the first Black man to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, has died aged 87. The star died on Thursday night (28 March) in Santa Monica, California, according to his nephew ...