Louis Gossett Jr. dies; actor broke barriers in Hollywood, winning an Oscar for 'An Officer and a Gentleman' and an Emmy for 'Roots'.
Lou Gossett Jr. was still a teen, fresh off a successful Broadway run, when he landed at LAX and headed to Beverly Hills in a cherry red Ford Fairlane, feeling on top of the world. He didn't get far before the cops pulled him over, saying he matched a description of someone they were looking for. A few miles later, it happened again. And then again.
He turned to songwriting and handed off one of his songs, 'Handsome Johnny,' to musician Richie Havens, who recorded the antiwar song for his 1966 album, 'Mixed Bag,' and later performed it at Woodstock. Gossett said the song ended up saving him from eviction, an $11,750 royalty check arriving just as movers were prepping to haul out his furniture.
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