Gordon Parks

Gordon Parks

Directing
Born 1912-11-30 Died 2006-03-07 Fort Scott, Kansas, United States 26 credits National Medal of Arts 1 Lucie Award 1 Library of Congress Living Legend 1 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards 1

Awards

Won 1 National Medal of Arts Award

National Medal of Arts 1 won

  • — National Medal of Arts Won

Lucie Award 1 won

  • 2004 Lucie Award Won

Library of Congress Living Legend 1 won

  • 2000 Library of Congress Living Legend Won

Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards 1 won

  • 1998 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards Won

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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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Filmography
Directing 11 credits
American Playhouse
American Playhouse
1982 · Director, Original Music Composer
Shaft
Shaft
1971 · ★ 6.4 · Director
Shaft's Big Score!
Shaft's Big Score!
1972 · ★ 6.1 · Director, Original Music Composer
Leadbelly
Leadbelly
1976 · Director
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
1991 · Director, Original Music Composer
The Learning Tree
The Learning Tree
1969 · Director, Screenplay, Novel
Martin
Martin
2026 · Director, Writer, Self - Narrator (voice)
The Super Cops
The Super Cops
1974 · Director
Moments without Proper Names
Moments without Proper Names
1987 · Director, Writer, Self
Flavio
Flavio
1964 · Director, Writer, Still Photographer
The World of Piri Thomas
The World of Piri Thomas
2021 · Director, Sequence Lead
Acting 18 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · ★ 7.5 · Self
Shaft
Shaft
2000 · ★ 6.0 · Lenox Lounge Patron
Lincoln
Lincoln
1992 · Henry H. Garnet (voice)
BaadAsssss Cinema
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002 · Self
Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location
Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location
1971 · Self
Martin
Martin
2026 · Director, Writer, Self - Narrator (voice)
Moments without Proper Names
Moments without Proper Names
1987 · Director, Writer, Self
Flavio
Flavio
1964 · Director, Writer, Still Photographer
The History Makers: Success
The History Makers: Success
2005 · Self
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999 · Self
All Power to the People!
All Power to the People!
1996 · Self
Diary of a Harlem Family
Diary of a Harlem Family
1968 · Writer, Self - Narration (voice), Still Photographer
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
2000 · Self
Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks
Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks
1973 · Self
My Father: Gordon Parks
My Father: Gordon Parks
1969 · Self, Music
The World of Piri Thomas
The World of Piri Thomas
2021 · Director, Sequence Lead
The Moviemakers
The Moviemakers
1969 · Self
Unstoppable
Unstoppable
2005 · Self
Other credits 8 credits
American Playhouse
American Playhouse
1982 · Director, Original Music Composer
Shaft's Big Score!
Shaft's Big Score!
1972 · ★ 6.1 · Director, Original Music Composer
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
1991 · Director, Original Music Composer
The Learning Tree
The Learning Tree
1969 · Director, Screenplay, Novel
Martin
Martin
2026 · Director, Writer, Self - Narrator (voice)
Moments without Proper Names
Moments without Proper Names
1987 · Director, Writer, Self
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2005
My Father: Gordon Parks
My Father: Gordon Parks
1969 · Self, Music
Writing 5 credits
The Learning Tree
The Learning Tree
1969 · Director, Screenplay, Novel
Martin
Martin
2026 · Director, Writer, Self - Narrator (voice)
Moments without Proper Names
Moments without Proper Names
1987 · Director, Writer, Self
Flavio
Flavio
1964 · Director, Writer, Still Photographer
Diary of a Harlem Family
Diary of a Harlem Family
1968 · Writer, Self - Narration (voice), Still Photographer
Producing 1 credit
The Learning Tree
The Learning Tree
1969 · Director, Screenplay, Novel
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