Gordon Parks
Directing · Director · Original Music Composer · Screenplay
Born Nov 30, 1912 · Fort Scott, Kansas, United States
Active 1964–2006
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 · Screenplay · Novel · 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 · Writer · Director · 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) — Writer · Director · Still PhotographerMy Father: Gordon Parks (1969) — MusicMartin (2026) — Director · Music · Writer