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John Wiley and Sons
May 2010
On Sale: May 10, 2010
322 pages
ISBN: 0470574712
EAN: 9780470574713
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Award-winning African American actor Lou Gossett Jr. takes
an unvarnished look at the daunting challenges and
incredible triumphs of his fifty-five year careerLouis
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. Now
he tells the story of his fifty-plus years in the
entertainment world-from his early success on the New York
stage appearing with Ruby Dee and Sidney Poitier in A Raisin
in the Sun, through his long Hollywood career working
alongside countless stars, including Marilyn Monroe and
Dennis Quaid. He writes frankly of his struggle to get
leading roles and fair pay as a black man in Hollywood, his
problems with drugs and alcohol that took years to overcome,
and his current work to eradicate racism and violence and
give our children a better future.Includes revealing stories
and reminiscences involving famous performers, including
Sidney Poitier, Paul Newman, Shirley Booth, Sammy Davis Jr.,
Steve McQueen, Richard Gere, Maggie Smith, Halle Berry, and
Gena Rowlands Spans half a century of American theater and
film history, people, and performances Highlights the
problem of racism in Hollywood and the challenges faced by
African American actors from the 1950s and 1960s onward An
Actor and a Gentleman penetrates the celebrity glitz and
glamour to offer an honest, heartfelt portrayal of the
African American experience both in Hollywood and the New
York theater world, as told by one of the nationrs"s most
enduring and highly esteemed actors.
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