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Caption: Gordon Parks
About Gordon Alexander Parks
Director, Actor, Writer
Born: November 30, 1912
Star sign: Sagittarius
Known for: Shaft (1971), The Learning Tree (1969), Shaft's Big Score! (1972), Family Portrait (2004)
Source: IMDB
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 ...
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