Gordon Parks American photographer
Gordon Parks is a 93 years old American photographer from Fort Scott, Kansas. Gordon Parks was born on November 30, 1912 (died on March 07, 2006, he was 93 years old) in Fort Scott, Kansas.
About
No, he died on 03/07/2006, 18 years ago. He was 93 years old when he died. Cause of death: cancer. He died in New York City
Family
Wife
Genevieve Young
He married with Genevieve Young in 1973. Gordon Parks was 60 years old. After 6 years, they break up in 1979.
Children
He had four children, Toni , Leslie , David and Gordon (44, Director) .
Works
Gordon Parks Albums (2)
There are 2 albums of Gordon Parks.
His last album A Choice of Weapons - Autobiographical Stories released 1 decade 2 years ago. When A Choice of Weapons - Autobiographical Stories released, he was 99 years old. This album contains 13 tracks
His first album Shaft's Big Score! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) released 52 years ago, he was 59 years old when this album released. There were 16 songs in this album.
A Choice of Weapons - Autobiographical Stories
Shaft's Big Score! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Gordon Parks Movies (21)
There are 21 movies of Gordon Parks.
His first feature film was Shaft (2000, as Lenox Lounge Patron). He was 87 when he starred in this movie. Since 2000, he has appeared in 21 feature films. The last one is The History Makers: Success (2005). In this movie, we watched him as himself .
View all Gordon Parks movies.
Gordon Parks movie characters
The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:
| Character/Job | Movie | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Lenox Lounge Patron | Shaft (2000) | 87 |
| Director | Shaft (1971) | 58 |
| Director | Shaft's Big Score! (1972) | 59 |
| Original Music Composer | Shaft's Big Score! (1972) | 59 |
| Himself | BaadAsssss Cinema (2002) | 89 |
| Director | The Super Cops (1974) | 61 |
| Original Music Composer | The Learning Tree (1969) | 56 |
| Screenplay | The Learning Tree (1969) | 56 |
| Producer | The Learning Tree (1969) | 56 |
| Novel | The Learning Tree (1969) | 56 |
| Director | The Learning Tree (1969) | 56 |
| Director | Solomon Northup's Odyssey (1984) | 71 |
| How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) (2005) | 92 | |
| Director | Leadbelly (1976) | 63 |
| Writer | Moments Without Proper Names (1987) | 74 |
| Director | Moments Without Proper Names (1987) | 74 |
| Himself | Soul in Cinema: Filming Shaft on Location (1971) | 58 |
| Director | Flavio (1964) | 51 |
| Writer | Flavio (1964) | 51 |
| Director | The World of Piri Thomas (1968) | 55 |
| Himself | The History Makers: Success (2005) | 92 |
Awards (8)
Awarded Spingarn Medal in 1971 , awarded National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame in 1989 , awarded Paul Robeson Award in 1990 , awarded Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1972 , awarded Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards in 1997 ,
What was Gordon's zodiac sign?Gordon Parks zodiac sign was sagittarius.
Other facts about Gordon Parks
| Award | Spingarn Medal, National Medal of Arts, NAACP Image Award |
|---|---|
| Place of death | New York City |
| Nationality | United States |
| Has works in the collection | Nelson-Atkins Museum Of Art |
| On focus list of Wikimedia project | Black Lunch Table |
| Ethnic group | African Americans |
| Date of death | 2006-03-07T00:00:00Z |
| Represented by | Jack Shainman Gallery |
| Related category | Q9017348 , of: film, directed by this person |
| Copyright status as a creator | Works Protected By Copyrights , applies to jurisdiction: countries with 50 years pma or longer |
| Given name | Buchanan , series ordinal: 3 |
| Copyright representative | Reproduction Right Not Represented By CISAC Member |
| Family name | Parks. Show people with the surname Parks |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Commons Creator page | Gordon Parks |
| Employer | Farm Security Administration |
| Manner of death | Natural Causes |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Europeana entity | Agent/base/65391 |
