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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Gordon Parks Biography / Wiki
Name
Gordon Parks
Also Know
Gender
Male
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Fort Scott, Kansas, United States
Date of Birth
November 30, 1912
Age(as in 2023 Feb)
93
Deathday
2006-03-07
Gordon Parks Acting Movies
Movie Name
Character
Release Date
Overview
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
Himself
2000-11-30
An intimate look at the life and career of Gordon Parks a true Renaissance man who has excelled as a photographer, novelist, journalist, poet, musicia…
Diary of a Harlem Family
Narration
1968-01-01
Presents Gordon Parks’ photo-essay “A Harlem Family”, framed by a filmed segment featuring Parks and the Fontanelle family and narrated by Parks….
Moments Without Proper Names
1987-01-01
Moments Without Proper Names makes Parks makes himself the subject, tracing his development as a person and an artist through an hourlong, non-narrati…
Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks
Self
1973-04-17
“Listen to a Stranger” spotlights esteemed writer, photographer, and filmmaker Gordon Parks, Sr., who discusses his life and career in the documentary…
The Moviemakers
Self
1969-01-01
A featurette that shows director Gordon Parks on location for the film The Learning Tree….
Soul in Cinema: Filming ‘Shaft’ on Location
Self
1971-06-02
A behind the scenes look at the filming of the movie Shaft (1971). The movie’s director, Gordon Parks is seen directing a couple of fight scenes which…
My Father: Gordon Parks
Himself
1969-12-31
A documentary made on the set of “The Learning Tree.” Narrated by Gordon Parks Jr., and featuring interviews with Gordon Parks Sr. and members of the …
Unstoppable
Self
2005-02-13
An interview/overview on the influential careers of Gordon Parks, Ossie Davis, and Melvin Van Peebles….
The History Makers: Success
Himself
2005-02-15
Ossie Davis, Terry McMillan, Horace Julian Bond, Isaac Hayes, Dionne Warwick and many others share their inspiring stories of success in the first ins…
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2005-04-07
Melvin Van Peebles was one of the first black directors to challenge the white establishment in his films, which include “Watermelon Man” and “Sweet S…
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Self
1999-02-24
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand presents the life and achievements of an extraordinary man. Athlete, singer, and scholar, Robeson was also a charismatic ch…
BaadAsssss Cinema
Self
2002-08-14
With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather than…
All Power to the People!
Self
1996-06-01
Using government documents, archive footage and direct interviews with activists and former FBI/CIA officers, All Power to the People documents the hi…
Lincoln
Henry H. Garnet (voice)
1992-12-26
Famous actors read testimonies from people close to Lincoln about him and his actions during the Civil War….
Shaft
Lenox Lounge Patron
2000-06-15
New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail…
Gordon Parks Directing Movies
Movie Name
Job
Release Date
Overview
Shaft
Director
1971-06-25
Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter….
Shaft’s Big Score!
Director
1972-06-08
John Shaft is back as the lady-loved black detective cop on the search for the murderer of a client….
The Learning Tree
Director
1969-08-06
The story, set in Kansas during the 1920’s, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager, and documents the veritable deluge of events whic…
The Super Cops
Director
1974-03-20
The true story of two New York City cops. Greenberg & Hantz fought the system, became detectives and were known on the streets as “Batman & Ro…
Solomon Northup’s Odyssey
Director
1984-12-11
This is based on a true story. Solomon Northrop is a black man in the mid 19th century before slavery was abolished. He’s a born freeman who works as …
Leadbelly
Director
1976-05-28
The life of Blues and folk singer Huddie Leadbetter, nicknamed Leadbelly is recounted. Covering the good times and bad from his 20s to 40s. Much of th…
Flavio
Director
1964-01-01
Documentary about a boy living with his family in extreme poverty in Rio de Janeiro….
Moments Without Proper Names
Director
1987-01-01
Moments Without Proper Names makes Parks makes himself the subject, tracing his development as a person and an artist through an hourlong, non-narrati…
The World of Piri Thomas
Director
1968-01-01
Piri Thomas, a painter, poet, author, ex-con, and ex-junkie, describes the life of a Puerto Rican in the Spanish Harlem ghetto in New York City…
Gordon Parks Production Movies
Movie Name
Job
Release Date
Overview
The Learning Tree
Producer
1969-08-06
The story, set in Kansas during the 1920’s, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager, and documents the veritable deluge of events whic…
Writing
Movie Name
Job
Release Date
Overview
The Learning Tree
Novel
1969-08-06
The story, set in Kansas during the 1920’s, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager, and documents the veritable deluge of events whic…
The Learning Tree
Screenplay
1969-08-06
The story, set in Kansas during the 1920’s, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager, and documents the veritable deluge of events whic…
Flavio
Writer
1964-01-01
Documentary about a boy living with his family in extreme poverty in Rio de Janeiro….
Moments Without Proper Names
Writer
1987-01-01
Moments Without Proper Names makes Parks makes himself the subject, tracing his development as a person and an artist through an hourlong, non-narrati…
Sound
Movie Name
Job
Release Date
Overview
Shaft’s Big Score!
Original Music Composer
1972-06-08
John Shaft is back as the lady-loved black detective cop on the search for the murderer of a client….
The Learning Tree
Original Music Composer
1969-08-06
The story, set in Kansas during the 1920’s, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager, and documents the veritable deluge of events whic…
My Father: Gordon Parks
Music
1969-12-31
A documentary made on the set of “The Learning Tree.” Narrated by Gordon Parks Jr., and featuring interviews with Gordon Parks Sr. and members of the …
Moments Without Proper Names
Music
1987-01-01
Moments Without Proper Names makes Parks makes himself the subject, tracing his development as a person and an artist through an hourlong, non-narrati…
Other Info
Movie Name
Job
Release Date
Overview
Diary of a Harlem Family
Cinematography
1968-01-01
Presents Gordon Parks’ photo-essay “A Harlem Family”, framed by a filmed segment featuring Parks and the Fontanelle family and narrated by Parks….
The World of Piri Thomas
Sequence Lead
1968-01-01
Piri Thomas, a painter, poet, author, ex-con, and ex-junkie, describes the life of a Puerto Rican in the Spanish Harlem ghetto in New York City…
