Gordon Parks
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 30, 1912
- Place of birth
- Fort Scott, Kansas, United States
- Died
- March 7, 2006
Biography
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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.
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Movies with Gordon Parks
- Shaft 2000 · ★ 6.0
- BaadAsssss Cinema 2002 · ★ 6.0
- All Power to the People! 1996 · ★ 6.3
- Lincoln 1992 · ★ 7.3
- How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) 2005 · ★ 7.2
- Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location 1971 · ★ 7.3
- Moments without Proper Names 1987 · ★ 7.7
- Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks 1973 · ★ 6.0
- Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks 2000 · ★ 7.5
- The Moviemakers 1969 · ★ 6.0
- Paul Robeson: Here I Stand 1999 · ★ 8.0
- Diary of a Harlem Family 1968 · ★ 8.0
- My Father: Gordon Parks 1969
- Unstoppable 2005
- The History Makers: Success 2005
- Martin 2026
Movies directed by Gordon Parks
- Shaft 1971 · ★ 6.4
- Shaft's Big Score! 1972 · ★ 6.1
- The Learning Tree 1969 · ★ 6.8
- The Super Cops 1974 · ★ 5.9
- Leadbelly 1976 · ★ 6.4
- Solomon Northup's Odyssey 1991 · ★ 6.8
- Flavio 1964 · ★ 6.3
- Moments without Proper Names 1987 · ★ 7.7
- The World of Piri Thomas 2021 · ★ 9.0
- Martin 2026