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Gordon Parks

Gordon Parks

Born: 1912-11-30 • Fort Scott, Kansas, United States

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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
Martin poster
Martin
2026 • Self - Narrator (voice)
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) poster
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2005
The History Makers: Success poster
The History Makers: Success
2005 • Self
No Image
Unstoppable
2005 • Self
BaadAsssss Cinema poster
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002 • Self
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks poster
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
2000 • Self
Shaft poster
Shaft
2000 • Lenox Lounge Patron
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand poster
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999 • Self
All Power to the People! poster
All Power to the People!
1996 • Self
No Image
Lincoln
1992 • Henry H. Garnet (voice)
Moments without Proper Names poster
Moments without Proper Names
1987 • Self
Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks poster
Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks
1973 • Self
Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location poster
Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location
1971 • Self
My Father: Gordon Parks poster
My Father: Gordon Parks
1969 • Self
The Moviemakers poster
The Moviemakers
1969 • Self
Diary of a Harlem Family poster
Diary of a Harlem Family
1968 • Self - Narration (voice)