- Gordon Parks was a noted American photographer, musician, writer and film director, who became prominent in U
| Born: | 30 November 1912 Comment | | When did Gordon Parks die? / Died | 07 March 2006 | | How many years did Gordon Parks live? / Lived | 93 years | | Zodiac sign: | Sagittarius |
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- documentary photojournalism in the 1940s through 1970s—particularly in issues of civil rights, poverty and African-Americans—and in glamour photography
- As the first famous pioneer among black filmmakers, he was the first African-American to produce and direct major motion pictures—developing films relating the experience of slaves and struggling black Americans, and creating the "blaxploitation" genre
- He is best remembered for his iconic photos of poor Americans during the 1940s (taken for a federal government project), for his photographic essays for Life magazine, and as the director of the 1971 film Shaft
- Parks also was an author, poet and composer
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