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Birth Name: Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
Born: 30 November 1912 Died: 7 March 2006
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Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Sally Alvis
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My Favorite Photographers (10 person items)"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" (1971), achieved success at the box office. In 1989 his first film effort, "The Learning Tree" (1969), was selected among the first 25 films so honored, by the U.S. Library of Congress to be preserved in the National Film Registry for all time. Parks also worked as a cor"
Black American Firsts in Film and Theatre (70 person items)"First Major Film DirectorGordon Parks' work as a photographer made him famous, but he is also the first Black director to direct a full-length feature film. Parks began working as a film consultant for several Hollywood productions in the 1950s. He was also commissioned by National Educational Television to direct a series of documentaries focused on Black American life in urban environments.By 1969, Parks adapted his autobiography, The Learning Tree into a film. But he did not stop there. "
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