Actor
Louis Gossett Jr.
American actor and the first black man to win a supporting Oscar.
Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. was an American actor. He made his stage debut at age 17. Shortly thereafter, Gossett successfully auditioned for the Broadway play Take a Giant Step. He continued acting onstage in critically acclaimed plays including A Raisin in the Sun (1959), The Blacks (1961), Tambourines to Glory (1963), and The Zulu and the Zayda (1965). In 1977, Gossett appeared in the popular miniseries Roots, for which he won Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series at the Emmy Awards.
- Born
- 1936-05-27, Brooklyn, USAA Wednesday
- Died
- 2024-03-29, Santa Monica, USAA Friday, aged 87
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1936-05-27, Brooklyn, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 6°09′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 1°07′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 11°55′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Taurus | 27°15′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 10°00′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 21°18′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Pisces | 21°24′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 7°15′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 13°59′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 25°39′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2024-03-29, Santa Monica, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 9°34′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 29°33′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 26°37′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 22°07′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 5°17′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 16°52′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 13°20′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 20°40′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 27°49′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Aquarius | 1°49′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Louis Gossett Jr. was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.