Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthdate
1912-11-30
Day of Death
2006-03-07
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
Filmography (16)
⭐ 0
Role:
Self - Narrator (voice)
Martin
2026
⭐ 7.2
Role:
Unknown
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2005
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Role:
Self
The History Makers: Success
2005No Image
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
Unstoppable
2005
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Self
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002
⭐ 7.5
Role:
Self
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
2000
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Lenox Lounge Patron
Shaft
2000
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Self
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999
⭐ 6.3
Role:
Self
All Power to the People!
1996No Image
⭐ 7.3
Role:
Henry H. Garnet (voice)
Lincoln
1992
⭐ 7.7
Role:
Self
Moments without Proper Names
1987
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Self
Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks
1973
⭐ 7.5
Role:
Self
Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location
1971
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
My Father: Gordon Parks
1969
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Role:
Self
