Here are some of the leaders, newsmakers, sports legends and entertainment greats who have died so far this year.
Gossett always thought of his early career as a reverse Cinderella story, with success finding him from an early age and propelling him forward.the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal
“I knew too little to be nervous,” Gossett wrote. “In retrospect, I should have been scared to death as I walked onto that stage, but I wasn’t.” He went on to become a star on Broadway, replacing Billy Daniels in “Golden Boy” with Sammy Davis Jr. in 1964. Within minutes, he was stopped by eight sheriff’s officers, who had him lean against the car and made him open the trunk while they called the car rental agency before letting him go.
In the late 1990s, Gossett said he was pulled over by police on Pacific Coast Highway while driving his restored 1986 Rolls Royce Corniche II. The officer told him he looked like someone they were searching for, but the officer recognized Gossett and left.Gossett made a series of guest appearances on such shows as “Bonanza,” “The Rockford Files,” “The Mod Squad,” “McCloud” and a memorable turn with Richard Pryor on “The Partridge Family.
“More than anything, it was a huge affirmation of my position as a Black actor,” he wrote in his memoir.
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