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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1912-11-30 (112 years old)

Place of Birth

Fort Scott, Kansas, United States

Gordon Parks

Biography:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (November 30, 1912 – March 7, 2006) was a groundbreaking American photographer, musician, poet, novelist, journalist, activist and film director. He is best remembered for his photo essays for Life magazine and as the director of the 1971 film Shaft.

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Known For

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Shaft

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Solomon Northup's Odyssey

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The Super Cops

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Shaft's Big Score!

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Leadbelly

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The Learning Tree

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Moments Without Proper Names

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The World of Piri Thomas

Martin

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Flavio

Acting

2005

Unstoppable as Self

How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)

The History Makers: Success as Self

2002

BaadAsssss Cinema as Self

2000

Shaft as Lenox Lounge Patron

Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks as Self

1999

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand as Self

1996

All Power to the People! as Self

1992

Lincoln as Henry H. Garnet (voice)

1987

Moments Without Proper Names as Self

1973

Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks as Self

1971

Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location as Self

1969

My Father: Gordon Parks as Self

The Moviemakers as Self

1968

Diary of a Harlem Family as Narration

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self

Directing

1990

Martin as Director

1987

Moments Without Proper Names as Director

1984

Solomon Northup's Odyssey as Director

1976

Leadbelly as Director

1974

The Super Cops as Director

1972

Shaft's Big Score! as Director

1971

Shaft as Director

1969

The Learning Tree as Director

1968

The World of Piri Thomas as Director

1964

Flavio as Director

Sound

1987

Moments Without Proper Names as Music

1984

Solomon Northup's Odyssey as Original Music Composer

1972

Shaft's Big Score! as Original Music Composer

1969

My Father: Gordon Parks as Music

The Learning Tree as Original Music Composer

Crew

1968

Diary of a Harlem Family as Cinematography

The World of Piri Thomas as Sequence Lead

Writing

1987

Moments Without Proper Names as Writer

1969

The Learning Tree as Novel

The Learning Tree as Screenplay

1968

Diary of a Harlem Family as Writer

1964

Flavio as Writer

Production

1969

The Learning Tree as Producer