Gordon Parks
Age: 93 | From: Fort Scott, Kansas, United States
Person Details
Birthday: 1912-11-30 00:57:15
Death: 2006-03-07 00:57:15
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Fort Scott, Kansas, United States
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 30
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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
Most Famous Work
Shaft
(1971) Director
Shaft's Big Score!
(1972) Original Music Composer
The Super Cops
(1974) Director
The Learning Tree
(1969) Screenplay
Leadbelly
(1976) Director
Moments Without Proper Names
(1987) Writer
Diary of a Harlem Family
(1968) Cinematography
The World of Piri Thomas
(1968) DirectorActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Himself | |
| Self | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2002 | Self | |
| 2000 | Himself | |
| Lenox Lounge Patron | ||
| 1999 | Self | |
| 1996 | Self | |
| 1992 | Henry H. Garnet (voice) | |
| 1987 | N/A | |
| 1973 | Self | |
| 1971 | Self | |
| 1969 | Himself | |
| Self | ||
| 1968 | Narration | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Director | |
| 1984 | Director | |
| 1976 | Director | |
| 1974 | Director | |
| 1972 | Director | |
| 1971 | Director | |
| 1969 | Director | |
| 1968 | Director | |
| 1964 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Music | |
| 1972 | Original Music Composer | |
| 1969 | Music | |
| Original Music Composer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Writer | |
| 1969 | Novel | |
| Screenplay | ||
| 1964 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Cinematography | |
| Sequence Lead | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |