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

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Lucie Award

2004
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Library of Congress Living Legend

2000
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Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards

1998
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Paul Robeson Award

1991
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National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame

1990
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Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame

1973
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Spingarn Medal

1972
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National Medal of Arts

Acting15 titles

Directing10 titles

Writing5 titles

Production1 title

Camera2 titles

Sound6 titles

Crew1 title