Gordon Parks
American photographer, musician, writer and film director
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (November 30, 1912 – March 7, 2006) was an American photographer, musician, writer and movie director. He was the first African-American to produce and direct major movies. He was best remembered for his iconic photos of poor Americans during the 1940s.
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He created the blaxploitation genre. He was the director of the movie Shaft in 1971.[1]
Parks was born in Fort Scott, Kansas. He died due to cancer in Manhattan, New York. Parks was 93.
References
change- ↑ "Gordon Parks, a Master of the Camera, Dies at 93". The New York Times. Retrieved January 21, 2017.