Gordon Parks
- Born
- November 30, 1912
- Died
- March 7, 2006 (93 years old)
- Place of birth
- Fort Scott, Kansas, United States
Biography
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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
Filmography
- 2026MartinFilm · Director, Music, Writer
- 2021The World of Piri ThomasFilm · Sequence Lead, Director
- 1991Solomon Northup's OdysseyFilm · Director, Original Music Composer
- 1987Moments without Proper NamesFilm · Music, Director, Writer, Orchestrator
- 1982American PlayhouseSeries · Director, Original Music Composer
- 1976LeadbellyFilm · Director
- 1974The Super CopsFilm · Director★ 5.9
- 1972Shaft's Big Score!Film · Original Music Composer, Director★ 6.1
- 1971ShaftFilm · Director★ 6.4
- 1969My Father: Gordon ParksFilm · Music
- 1969The Learning TreeFilm · Director, Screenplay, Novel, Original Music Composer, Producer★ 6.8
- 1968Diary of a Harlem FamilyFilm · Writer, Still Photographer
- 1964FlavioFilm · Writer, Director, Still Photographer
