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According to a statement from his family, Gossett died on the morning of March 29 in Santa Monica, California, AP reports. Gossett was the first Black man to win both an Oscar for best supporting actor and an Emmy for his role in the TV mini-series 'Roots'. His first cousin, Neal L. Gossett, told AP that he remembers Louis as a great joke-teller who faced and fought against racism with both dignity and humor. "Never mind the awards, never mind the glitz and glamor, the Rolls-Royces and the big houses in Malibu.", Neal L. Gossett, via Associated Press.