Gordon Parks
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Birth Name: Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks
Born: 30 November 1912 Died: 7 March 2006
Country of origin: United States
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Sally Alvis
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Gone, but not forgotten
(1954 items)list by Agent Kermit D. Fonz
Published 3 months, 1 week ago
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A Movie for every Director (part 4)
(100 items)list by xolmis
Published 10 years, 2 months ago
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24 votes
People...Black directors
(120 items)list by william maxey 83
Published 11 years ago
2 comments

24 votes
People...Black Excellence Tribute
(162 items)list by william maxey 83
Published 10 years, 8 months ago
3 comments

9 votes
Black American Firsts in Film and Theatre
(70 items)list by Dj Levels
Published 3 years, 11 months ago
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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 correspondent with the Office of War Information in Washington, D.C. during World War II, where he photographed the all
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1. Shaft (2000)
Rating: | 730 Watched |

2. Shaft (1971)
Rating: | 274 Watched |

3. Shaft's Big Score! (1972)
Rating: | 40 Watched |

4. An Unlikely Weapon (2008)
Rating: | 4 want to see |
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1. Shaft (1971)
Rating: | 274 Watched |

2. Shaft's Big Score! (1972)
Rating: | 40 Watched |

3. The Learning Tree (1969)
Rating: | 11 Watched |

4. The Super Cops (1974)
Rating: | 6 Watched |

5. Leadbelly (1976)
Rating: | 4 want to see |
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1. Today (1952)
Rating: | 99 Watched |

2. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Rating: | 93 Watched |

3. Charlie Rose
Rating: | 29 Watched |

5. The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
Rating: | 23 Watched |
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1. The Learning Tree (1969)
Rating: | 11 Watched |
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Agent Kermit D. Fonz added this to a list 3 months, 1 week ago
Gone, but not forgotten (1954 person items)
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Tribute...Black directors...Behind the camera (79 person items)
Dj Levels added this to a list 3 years, 11 months ago

"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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Behind the camera...Black directors (75 person items)
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