Directing

Gordon Parks

1912–2006 · Directing

58.9avg grm
5titles
8honors

Honors

8
2004Lucie Award
2000Library of Congress Living Legend
1998Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
1991Paul Robeson Award
1990National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame
Honors
  • 2004Lucie Award
  • 2000Library of Congress Living Legend
  • 1998Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
  • 1991Paul Robeson Award
  • 1990National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame
  • 1973Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame
  • 1972Spingarn Medal
  • —National Medal of Arts

Bio

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. He is best remembered for his photo essays for Life magazine and as the director of the 1971 film Shaft. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gordon Parks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Biography

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. He is best remembered for his photo essays for Life magazine and as the director of the 1971 film Shaft. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gordon Parks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Filmography

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2000s1 titleAAn Unlikely Weapon2008 · as Self58.5
1980s2 titlesMMoments Without Proper Names1987 · as Self58.5AAmerican Playhouse1980 · as Director · series64.0
1970s1 titleLLeadbelly1976 · as Director57.2
1960s1 titleLThe Learning Tree1969 · as Director56.5

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Gordon Parks

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born1912
died2006
known forDirecting
titles on site5
avg GRM58.9
honors8 · Lucie Award, 2004
Honors
  • 2004Lucie Award
  • 2000Library of Congress Living Legend
  • 1998Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
  • 1991Paul Robeson Award
  • 1990National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame
  • 1973Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame
  • 1972Spingarn Medal
  • —National Medal of Arts
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. He is best remembered for his photo essays for Life magazine and as the director of the 1971 film Shaft. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gordon Parks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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