Ford Hall Forum Recordings
Louis Gossett, Jr. and Phyllis Karas discuss, "An Actor and a Gentleman" at Ford Hall Forum, video recording
Files
Identifier
MS113AV-0310
Collection Number
Ford Hall Forum Collection, 1908-2013 (MS113)
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Description
Louis Gossett Jr. is one of the most respected African American stage and screen actors, who rose to fame with his Emmy-winning role in the television miniseries Roots and Oscar-winning performance in An Officer and a Gentleman. With writer Phyllis Karas, he relates his memoir on his fifty-plus years in the entertainment world, including his struggle to get fair pay as a black man in Hollywood, his addictions that took years to overcome, and his current work to eradicate racism and violence.
Subject Heading
Forums (Discussion and debate); Ford Hall Forum
Date
11-8-2010
Keywords
Black History, Acting
City
Boston
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Gossett, Louis Jr. and Karas, Phyllis, "Louis Gossett, Jr. and Phyllis Karas discuss, "An Actor and a Gentleman" at Ford Hall Forum, video recording" (2010). Ford Hall Forum Recordings. 105.
https://dc.suffolk.edu/fhf-av/105
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