Gordon Parks
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
Nov 30, 1912 (113 years old)
Place of Birth
Fort Scott, Kansas, United States
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
| 2026 | MartinSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2005 | UnstoppableSelf | |
| 2005 | How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) | |
| 2005 | The History Makers: SuccessSelf | |
| 2002 | BaadAsssss CinemaSelf | |
| 2000 | ShaftLenox Lounge Patron | |
| 2000 | Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon ParksSelf | |
| 1999 | Paul Robeson: Here I StandSelf | |
| 1996 | All Power to the People!Self | |
| 1992 | LincolnHenry H. Garnet (voice) | |
| 1987 | Moments without Proper NamesSelf | |
| 1973 | Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon ParksSelf | |
| 1971 | Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on LocationSelf | |
| 1969 | My Father: Gordon ParksSelf | |
| 1969 | The MoviemakersSelf | |
| 1968 | Diary of a Harlem FamilySelf - Narration (voice) | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf |
| 1969 | The Learning TreeProducer |
| 2026 | MartinDirector | |
| 2021 | The World of Piri ThomasDirector | |
| 1991 | Solomon Northup's OdysseyDirector | |
| 1987 | Moments without Proper NamesDirector | |
| 1976 | LeadbellyDirector | |
| 1974 | The Super CopsDirector | |
| 1972 | Shaft's Big Score!Director | |
| 1971 | ShaftDirector | |
| 1969 | The Learning TreeDirector | |
| 1964 | FlavioDirector |
| 2026 | MartinWriter | |
| 1987 | Moments without Proper NamesWriter | |
| 1969 | The Learning TreeNovel | |
| 1969 | The Learning TreeScreenplay | |
| 1968 | Diary of a Harlem FamilyWriter | |
| 1964 | FlavioWriter |
| 2021 | The World of Piri ThomasSequence Lead |