Gordon Parks
Born
30 November 1912 (113)
Place of Birth
Fort Scott, Kansas, United States
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
Filmography (24)
Martin
2026
The World of Piri Thomas
2021
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2005
The History Makers: Success
2005
Unstoppable
2005
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
2000
Shaft
2000
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999
All Power to the People!
1996
Lincoln
1992
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
1991
Moments without Proper Names
1987
Leadbelly
1976
The Super Cops
1974
Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks
1973
Shaft's Big Score!
1972
Shaft
1971
Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location
1971
My Father: Gordon Parks
1969
The Learning Tree
1969
The Moviemakers
1969
Diary of a Harlem Family
1968
Flavio
1964