Gordon Parks
Directing · Director · Original Music Composer · Novel
Born Nov 30, 1912 · Fort Scott, Kansas, United States
Active 1964–2006 · Awards: Spingarn Medal, National Medal of Arts, Library of Congress Living Legend, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame, Lucie Award, Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame, Paul Robeson Award
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.
Filmography
Shaft (2000) — Lenox Lounge PatronShaft (1971) — DirectorShaft's Big Score! (1972) — Director · Original Music ComposerThe Learning Tree (1969) — Director · Novel · Screenplay · Producer · Original Music ComposerThe World of Piri Thomas (2021) — Sequence Lead · DirectorThe Super Cops (1974) — DirectorLincoln (1992) — Henry H. Garnet (voice)Moments without Proper Names (1987) — Music · Director · Writer · OrchestratorHow to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) (2005)Diary of a Harlem Family (1968) — Writer · Still PhotographerAmerican Playhouse (1982) — Director · Original Music ComposerSolomon Northup's Odyssey (1991) — Director · Original Music ComposerLeadbelly (1976) — DirectorFlavio (1964) — Director · Writer · Still PhotographerMy Father: Gordon Parks (1969) — MusicMartin (2026) — Director · Music · Writer