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Birthday
*** ,1912
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Death day
March 7, 2006 (93 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Sagittarius
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Celebrities born on November 30
Born in 1912
Born in Fort Scott, Kansas
Sagittarius named Gordon
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Gordon Parks
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks is an American photographer, songwriter, writer and filmmaker. Parks was the first African American to produce and direct major movies - developing films that document the experience of fighting black slaves and black Americans, while also creating a "blaxploitation" genre. He is best remembered for his iconic photographs of poor Americans in the 1940s, for his photographic essays for Life magazine, and as the director of the 1971 film Shaft. Parks is also an author, poet and composer.
BornGordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, November 30, 1912, Fort Scott, Kansas, U.S.
DiedMarch 7, 2006, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
ChildrenGordon Parks, Jr, David Parks, Leslie Campbell Parks, Toni Parks-Parsons

About Gordon Parks

Photographer Gordon Parks was born on November 30, 1912 in Fort Scott, Kansas, United States (He dies at the age of 93, on March 7, 2006).

Photographer and writer best known for his work for Life magazine. He is also a film director, and his most famous film is Shaft, which he directed in 1971.

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Gordon Parks before becoming famous

Gordon Parks was born in the Zodiac sign Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer), and 1912 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rat (鼠).

In his mid-twenties, he began his career as a fashion photographer. Later, in a series of photographs, he revealed the grim social reality of Chicago's South Side.

Achievement of Gordon Parks

"Car Loaded with Furniture on Highway" and"Dinner Time at Mr. Hercules Brown's Home, Somerville, Maine" are two of his most famous images from the 1940s.

Gordon Parks's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born in Kansas, the youngest child of Sarah and Jackson Parks. After three marriages and divorces, he has four children.

Gordon Parks on Social Media

Gordon Parks Collabed with

He directed Movie Actor Richard Roundtree in Shaft.

Richard Roundtree (1942 - ?) (Movie Actor)
Richard Roundtree (1942 - ?)

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Gordon Parks Income & Net worth

Gordon Parks's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a photographer. Information about his net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Gordon Parks.

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Latest information about Gordon Parks updated on March 22 2023.