Gordon Parks
Directing
1912-11-30
2006-03-07 (94 years old)
Fort Scott, Kansas, United States
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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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