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

Shaft

Year

2000

Type

Movie

Shaft

Year

1971

Type

Movie

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Year

1962

Type

TV Show

Shaft's Big Score!

Year

1972

Type

Movie

The Learning Tree

Year

1969

Type

Movie

BaadAsssss Cinema

Year

2002

Type

Movie

The Super Cops

Year

1974

Type

Movie

Leadbelly

Year

1976

Type

Movie

Solomon Northup's Odyssey

Year

1984

Type

Movie

All Power to the People!

Year

1996

Type

Movie

How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)

Year

2005

Type

Movie

Moments Without Proper Names

Year

1987

Type

Movie

Flavio

Year

1964

Type

Movie

Diary of a Harlem Family

Year

1968

Type

Movie

The World of Piri Thomas

Year

1968

Type

Movie

Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks

Year

1973

Type

Movie

Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location

Year

1971

Type

Movie

Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks

Year

2000

Type

Movie

My Father: Gordon Parks

Year

1969

Type

Movie

The Moviemakers

Year

1969

Type

Movie

The History Makers: Success

Year

2005

Type

Movie

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Year

1999

Type

Movie