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Gordon Parks

Directing

Born: 1912-11-30
Died: 2006-03-07
From: Fort Scott, Kansas, United States
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.2

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

Awards & Nominations8 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Lucie Award

2004
🏆 Won

Library of Congress Living Legend

2000
🏆 Won

Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards

1998
🏆 Won

Paul Robeson Award

1991
🏆 Won

National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame

1990
🏆 Won

Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame

1973
🏆 Won

Spingarn Medal

1972
🏆 Won

National Medal of Arts

Acting15 titles

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
8.0
Movie

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

1999Documentary
Diary of a Harlem Family
8.0
Movie

Diary of a Harlem Family

1968Documentary
Moments without Proper Names
7.7
Movie

Moments without Proper Names

1987Drama
Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location
7.5
Movie

Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location

1971Drama
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks
7.5
Movie

Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks

2000Documentary
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5
Series

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962-1992Documentary
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
7.2
Movie

How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)

2005Documentary
All Power to the People!
6.3
Movie

All Power to the People!

1996Drama
Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks
6.0
Movie

Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks

1973Documentary
BaadAsssss Cinema
6.0
Movie

BaadAsssss Cinema

2002Action
Shaft
6.0
Movie

Shaft

2000Action
My Father: Gordon Parks
0
Movie

My Father: Gordon Parks

1969Documentary
The Moviemakers
0
Movie

The Moviemakers

1969Documentary
The History Makers: Success
0
Movie

The History Makers: Success

2005Documentary
Martin
New0
Movie

Martin

2026Documentary

Directing10 titles

The World of Piri Thomas
9.0
Movie

The World of Piri Thomas

2021Documentary
Moments without Proper Names
7.7
Movie

Moments without Proper Names

1987Drama
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
6.8
Movie

Solomon Northup's Odyssey

1991Drama
The Learning Tree
6.7
Movie

The Learning Tree

1969Drama
Shaft
6.4
Movie

Shaft

1971Thriller
Leadbelly
6.4
Movie

Leadbelly

1976Drama
Flavio
6.3
Movie

Flavio

1964Documentary
Shaft's Big Score!
6.1
Movie

Shaft's Big Score!

1972Thriller
The Super Cops
5.9
Movie

The Super Cops

1974Action
Martin
New0
Movie

Martin

2026Documentary

Writing5 titles

Diary of a Harlem Family
8.0
Movie

Diary of a Harlem Family

1968Documentary
Moments without Proper Names
7.7
Movie

Moments without Proper Names

1987Drama
The Learning Tree
6.7
Movie

The Learning Tree

1969Drama
Flavio
6.3
Movie

Flavio

1964Documentary
Martin
New0
Movie

Martin

2026Documentary

Production1 title

The Learning Tree
6.7
Movie

The Learning Tree

1969Drama

Camera2 titles

Diary of a Harlem Family
8.0
Movie

Diary of a Harlem Family

1968Documentary
Flavio
6.3
Movie

Flavio

1964Documentary

Sound6 titles

Moments without Proper Names
7.7
Movie

Moments without Proper Names

1987Drama
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
6.8
Movie

Solomon Northup's Odyssey

1991Drama
The Learning Tree
6.7
Movie

The Learning Tree

1969Drama
Shaft's Big Score!
6.1
Movie

Shaft's Big Score!

1972Thriller
My Father: Gordon Parks
0
Movie

My Father: Gordon Parks

1969Documentary
Martin
New0
Movie

Martin

2026Documentary

Crew1 title

The World of Piri Thomas
9.0
Movie

The World of Piri Thomas

2021Documentary