Gordon Parks

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

16

Gender

Male

Birthday

1912-11-30

Day of death

2006-03-07 (93 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gordon Parks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Shaft

    Shaft

  • Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks

    Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks

  • BaadAsssss Cinema

    BaadAsssss Cinema

  • Unstoppable

    Unstoppable

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln

  • The Moviemakers

    The Moviemakers

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

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

  • My Father: Gordon Parks

    My Father: Gordon Parks

  • Moments without Proper Names

    Moments without Proper Names

  • Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks

    Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks

  • All Power to the People!

    All Power to the People!

  • Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location

    Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location

  • Diary of a Harlem Family

    Diary of a Harlem Family

  • The History Makers: Success

    The History Makers: Success

  • Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand