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Gordon Parks

1912 - 2006

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Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (November 30, 1912 – March 7, 2006) was an American photographer, composer, author, poet, and filmmaker, who became prominent in U.S. documentary photojournalism in the 1940s through 1970s—particularly in issues of civil rights, poverty and African Americans—and in glamour photography. 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 films Shaft, Shaft's Big Score and the semiautobiographical The Learning Tree. Parks was one of the first black American filmmakers to direct films within the Hollywood system, developing films relating the experience of slaves and struggling black Americans, and helping create the "blaxploitation" genre. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gordon Parks is the 1,136th most popular film director (down from 176th in 2019), the 7,997th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,136th in 2019) and the 297th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Gordon Parks ranks 1,136 out of 2,041. Before him are Julio Medem, Jean Dréville, Régis Wargnier, Gerhard Lamprecht, Duncan Jones, and Scott Derrickson. After him are John Flynn, Zhang Shichuan, Zalman King, Hany Abu-Assad, Jon Amiel, and Chris Renaud.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Gordon Parks ranks 312. Before him are Reta Shaw, Ollie Johnston, Ruby Payne-Scott, Georgia Coleman, Dagny Carlsson, and Juan Antonio Ipiña. After him are Matthias Heidemann, Giuliano Nostini, Hilda Cameron, Rudolf Stahl, Toni Merkens, and Nariz. Among people deceased in 2006, Gordon Parks ranks 276. Before him are Vojislav Melić, Duygu Asena, Alan Shugart, Lyubov Polishchuk, Mario Francesco Pompedda, and György Faludy. After him are Robert Earl Jones, Charles Haughey, Ondina Valla, Ion Drîmbă, Liese Prokop, and Ted Grant.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gordon Parks ranks 7,999 out of 20,380. Before him are Tovah Feldshuh (1952), Jamie Dimon (1956), Nils Lofgren (1951), Kristine Sutherland (1955), Scott Derrickson (1966), and Brian Hyland (1943). After him are Kenneth Nichols (1907), D. J. Fontana (1931), Joel-Peter Witkin (1939), Michael Kremer (1964), Adam Lambert (1982), and Cordwainer Smith (1913).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Gordon Parks ranks 297. Before him are Tony Gilroy (1956), Barbara Hammer (1939), Stephen Sommers (1962), David R. Ellis (1952), Aaron Russo (1943), and Scott Derrickson (1966). After him are John Flynn (1932), Zalman King (1941), Chris Renaud (1966), John Musker (1953), David Ayer (1968), and Pete Docter (1968).

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