Listed In: Directors
Birthdate: November 30, 1912
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Fort Scott, Kansas, United States
Died: March 7, 2006
Gordon Parks was a versatile American artist renowned for his work as a photographer, composer, author, poet, and film director. He emerged as a prominent figure in documentary photojournalism from the 1940s to the 1970s, focusing on civil rights, poverty, and African American issues. Parks captured powerful images of impoverished Americans for a federal project and created impactful photographic essays for Life magazine. As a filmmaker, he directed notable films such as Shaft and The Learning Tree, making history as one of the first black directors in Hollywood and contributing to the development of the blaxploitation genre.
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