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

as Lenox Lounge Patron

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

BaadAsssss Cinema

as Self

All Power to the People!

as Self

Lincoln

as Henry H. Garnet (voice)

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

Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks

as Self

Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location

as Self

Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks

as Himself

Diary of a Harlem Family

as Narration