Filmmaker Frank Martin believes Louis Gossett Jr. will beat cancer
Louis Gossett Jr. (Associated Press file photo)
Filmmaker Frank Martin, director/producer/co-writer of the new documentary “For Love of Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriots,” says Louis Gossett Jr. is a “wonderful man” who will not let cancer get him down.
Gossett, 74, announced last week that he had recently been diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer, according to CNN.com.
“I count this diagnosis among the many challenges I have faced in my life and overcome,” Gossett said in a statement. “I expect this to be no different.”
The award-winning actor said he was going public with his illness “to set an example for the large number of African-American men who are victims of this disease because of the comparatively low emphasis in our community on preventive examinations and early treatment.”
He has started an intensive treatment program, CNN.com reported.
“He’s a tough guy … and he’s fighting back aggressively. He’s a good-hearted man and just a decent human being,” Martin (pictured left) said of Gossett in a phone interview.
Martin and Gossett worked together for 10 years to make the documentary “For Love of Liberty.” Gossett brought the project to Martin in 2000, and the actor also produced the project and worked as a voice actor on the film. He and Martin have stayed in touch since; the film was released earlier this month on DVD.
Gossett’s professional acting career began when he was just 16, playing the lead in the Broadway production “Take A Giant Step.”
In 1977, he won an Emmy for his portrayal of Fiddler in the miniseries “Roots.”
He earned a best supporting actor Oscar and a Golden Globe in 1983 for his role as a drill sergeant in “An Officer and a Gentleman.”
Our best wishes are with him as he fights cancer.
-BAM
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