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Director
Gordon Parks
- Born November 30, 1912 in Fort Scott, Kansas, United States
- Died March 7, 2006
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
Shaft2000
Shaft1971
Shaft's Big Score!1972
The Learning Tree1969
The Super Cops1974
Leadbelly1976
American Playhouse1982
Solomon Northup's Odyssey1991
Filmography
- 2026MartinFilmSelf - Narrator (voice), Director, Music, Writer
- 2021The World of Piri ThomasFilmSequence Lead, Director
- 2005How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)Film
- 2005UnstoppableFilmSelf
- 2005The History Makers: SuccessFilmSelf
- 2002BaadAsssss CinemaFilmSelf
- 2000ShaftFilmLenox Lounge Patron
- 2000Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon ParksFilmSelf
- 1999Paul Robeson: Here I StandFilmSelf
- 1996All Power to the People!FilmSelf
- 1992LincolnFilmHenry H. Garnet (voice)
- 1991Solomon Northup's OdysseyFilmDirector, Original Music Composer
- 1987Moments without Proper NamesFilmSelf, Music, Director, Writer, Orchestrator
- 1982American PlayhouseSeriesDirector, Original Music Composer
- 1976LeadbellyFilmDirector
- 1974The Super CopsFilmDirector
- 1973Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon ParksFilmSelf
- 1972Shaft's Big Score!FilmDirector, Original Music Composer
- 1971ShaftFilmDirector
- 1971Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on LocationFilmSelf
- 1969The Learning TreeFilmDirector, Novel, Screenplay, Producer, Original Music Composer
- 1969The MoviemakersFilmSelf
- 1969My Father: Gordon ParksFilmSelf, Music
- 1968Diary of a Harlem FamilyFilmSelf - Narration (voice), Writer, Still Photographer
- 1964FlavioFilmDirector, Writer, Still Photographer
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf