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Louis Gossett Jr. had already won an Emmy for his role in Roots when he appeared as Gunnery Sgt. Emil Foley, a strict Marine drill instructor at a Naval Aviation School in Washington State in An Officer and a Gentleman. While Richard Gere plays the title role and romantic hero, it was Gossett who seemsContinue reading “Rest In Peace, Louis Gossett Jr.”