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Louis Gossett Jr., star of āAn Officer and a Gentlemanā and āRoots,ā dies at 87
Read full article: Louis Gossett Jr., star of āAn Officer and a Gentlemanā and āRoots,ā dies at 87Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries āRoots,ā has died.
Pioneering Hollywood casting director Lynn Stalmaster dies
Read full article: Pioneering Hollywood casting director Lynn Stalmaster diesFILE - In this April 10, 2014, file photo, Lynn Stalmaster arrives at the TCM Classic Film Festival's Opening Night Gala in Los Angeles. Lynn Stalmaster, the Oscar-winning casting director whose eye for talent helped launch the careers of John Travolta, Christopher Reeve, Richard Dreyfuss and many other actors, has died. Bang /Invision/AP, File)Lynn Stalmaster, the Oscar-winning casting director whose eye for talent helped launch the careers of John Travolta, Christopher Reeve, Richard Dreyfuss and many other actors, has died. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had long resisted giving special recognition to casting directors and Stalmaster was brought to tears. He was an apprentice to a pair of TV producers who made him their casting director.