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Gordon Parks

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

November 30, 1912(93)

Day of Death

March 7, 2006

Place of Birth

Fort Scott, Kansas, United States

Gordon Parks

Directing

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

Filmography