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Gordon Parks (1912–2006)

Director | Actor | Composer

The pre-eminent American photojournalist of sub-Saharan descent. An acclaimed photographer for Life magazine from the late 40s through late 60s, he turned to directing films, his second of which, the blaxploitation movie Shaft, achieved success at the box office. In 1989 his first film effort... See full bio »

Born:

Gordon Alexander Parks
in Fort Scott, Kansas, USA

Died:

(age 93) in New York City, New York, USA
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1987 Moments Without Proper Names
 
1984 American Playhouse (TV series)
– Solomon Northup's Odyssey (1984)
 
1976 Leadbelly
 
1974 The Super Cops
 
1972 Shaft's Big Score!
 
1971 Shaft
 
1969 The Learning Tree
 
1968 The World of Piri Thomas
 
1964 Flavio (documentary short)
 
Show ShowActor (4 titles)
2000 Shaft
Mr. P (uncredited)
 
1992 Lincoln (TV movie)
Henry H. Garnet (voice)
 
1972 Shaft's Big Score!
Croupier (uncredited)
 
1971 Shaft
Apartment Landlord (uncredited)
 
Show ShowComposer (4 titles)
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
1987 Moments Without Proper Names
 
1969 The Learning Tree (novel / screenplay)
 
1964 Flavio (documentary short)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (2 titles)
1999 My Voyage to Italy (documentary) (still photographer)
 
1992 Malcolm X (still photographer: Malcolm X)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1994 The American Experience (TV series documentary) (archive source - 1 episode)
– Malcolm X: Make It Plain (1994) (archive source)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1972 Shaft's Big Score! (music: "Blowin' Your Mind Theme from Shaft's Big Score!", "Don't Misunderstand", "Move On In" / lyrics: "Blowin' Your Mind Theme from Shaft's Big Score!", "Don't Misunderstand", "Move On In")
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1969 The Learning Tree (producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (5 titles)
2012 Django Unchained (dedicatee)
 
2010 Vixen Highway 2006: It Came from Uranus! (special thanks)
 
2008 It Wasn't for Love (short) (special thanks)
 
2008 Bro Lee (video short) (special thanks)
 
1994 Alma's Rainbow (special thanks - as Gordon Parks Sr.)
 
Show ShowSelf (22 titles)
2008 An Unlikely Weapon (documentary)
Himself
 
1998-2006 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 8 March 2006 (2006) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 5 December 2000 (2000) … Himself
– Episode dated 24 July 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
2005 How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The History Makers (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Unstoppable: Conversation with Melvin Van Peebles, Gordon Parks, and Ossie Davis (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Family Portrait (documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Soul Man: Isaac Hayes (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (1999) … Himself
 
1996 All Power to the People (documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
Himself - LIFE Photographer
– Malcolm X: Make It Plain (1994) … Himself - LIFE Photographer
 
1991 Ebony/Jet Showcase (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 March 1991 (1991) … Himself
 
1987 Moments Without Proper Names
Himself
 
1986 Passion and Memory (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1986 The Core of the Apple (TV series documentary)
Film Director / Himself - Author / Himself - Film Director
– Blacks in the Media and Performing Arts (1986) … Himself - Author/Film Director
– Shades of Harlem - skyggerne fra Harlem (1986) … Himself - Film Director
 
1979 Personenbeschreibung (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Gordon Parks - Schwarz ist nicht schön, sondern wie alle andern (1979) … Himself
 
1972 New York, New York (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 June 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1971 Soul in Cinema: Filming Shaft on Location (documentary short)
Himself
 
1969 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.34 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.31 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself - LIFE photographer
– Episode dated 28 May 1969 (1969) … Himself - LIFE photographer
 
1969 The Other Americans (TV documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2007 The 79th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - In Memoriam Tribute
 
2002 Baadasssss Cinema (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Book: "Camera Portraits", 1948

Publicity Listings:

3 Biographical Movies  | 6 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Gordon Parks Sr.
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

"I don't make black exploitation films." from The Village Voice (1976) See more »

Trivia:

He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1988 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington D.C. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius