Gordon Parks 4 pictures

Director, Actor, Writer
The pre-eminent American photojournalist of sub-Saharan descent. An acclaimed photographer for Life magazine from the late 40s through late 60s, he turned to directing films, his second of which, the blaxploitation movie Shaft (1971), achieved success at the box office. In 1989 his first film effort, The Learning Tree (1969), was selected among ...

Born: November 30, 1912
Star sign: Sagittarius
Known for: Shaft (1971), The Learning Tree (1969), Shaft's Big Score! (1972), Family Portrait (2004)
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