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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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Filmography
all 29
Movies 28
self 18
Director 8
Voice 1
TV Shows 1
Lenox Lounge Patron
Shaft (2000)
Movie
6
Henry H. Garnet (voice)
Lincoln (1992)
Movie
Director / Music
Solomon Northup's Odyssey (1984)
Movie
Director
Leadbelly (1976)
Movie
Director
The Super Cops (1974)
Movie
Director / Original Music Composer
Shaft's Big Score! (1972)
Movie
4
Director
Shaft (1971)
Movie
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Self - Film Director
Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location (1971)
Movie
Himself / Music
My Father: Gordon Parks (1969)
Movie
Director
The Learning Tree (1969)
Movie
Director
Flavio (1964)
Movie
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1912-11-30
Deathday2006-03-07 (93 years old)
Birth NameGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
Birth PlaceFort Scott, United States
RelationshipsGenevieve Young (1973 - 1979)
ChildrenToni Parks, Leslie Parks, Gordon Parks, Jr., David Parks
CitizenshipsUnited States
AwardsLucie Award, Paul Robeson Award, National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame, Library of Congress Living Legend, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, Spingarn Medal, National Medal of Arts, Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame
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