Known For
Directing
Born
Nov 30, 1912
Died
Mar 07, 2006
Place of Birth
Fort Scott, Kansas, United States
Credits
26 titles
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
Filmography
Martin
Self - Narrator (voice)
The World of Piri Thomas
Sequence Lead
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
The History Makers: Success
Self
Unstoppable
Self
BaadAsssss Cinema
Self
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
Self
Shaft
Lenox Lounge Patron
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Self
All Power to the People!
Self
Lincoln
Henry H. Garnet (voice)
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
Director
Moments without Proper Names
Self
American Playhouse
Director
Leadbelly
Director
The Super Cops
Director
Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks
Self
Shaft's Big Score!
Original Music Composer
Shaft
Director
Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location
Self
My Father: Gordon Parks
Self
The Learning Tree
Director
The Moviemakers
Self
Diary of a Harlem Family
Self - Narration (voice)
Flavio
Writer
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self