[1] He worked as an architect in Detroit before moving to New York City in 1917 and studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts of Paris.
Gossoon made a name for himself working for Mary Pickford in 1921 when he invented new methods and materials for her film Little Lord Fauntleroy.
[4] His designs for the film have been noted as excellent examples of the Streamline Moderne style that reached the height of its popularity that year.
Deeds Goes to Town, Theodora Goes Wild, The Awful Truth, Holiday, Meet John Doe, The Little Foxes, and The Jolson Story.
[3] In the late 1940s, he created the designs for three significant film noirs: Gilda (1946), Dead Reckoning (1947), and The Lady from Shanghai (1948).