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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-12-07 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Gordon Parks Jr.

Biography:

Gordon Roger Parks, Jr. (December 7, 1934 – April 3, 1979) was an American film director best known for the film Super Fly.

Parks was the son of Sally Alvis and late photographer and director Gordon Parks. The younger Parks followed in his father's footsteps after his father had success with the blaxploitation hit Shaft.

He was killed with three others when their small airplane crashed on takeoff near Nairobi, Kenya.

Known For

Acting

1975

Aaron Loves Angela as Uncredited

1969

Directing

1975

Aaron Loves Angela as Director

1974

1972

Super Fly as Director

Camera

1968

The World of Piri Thomas as Additional Photography