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American film director From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gordon Roger Parks Jr. (December 7, 1934 – April 3, 1979) was an American film director, best known for the 1972 film Super Fly.[1]
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Gordon Parks Jr. | |
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Born | Gordon Roger Parks Jr. December 7, 1934 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States |
Died | April 3, 1979 44) Nairobi, Kenya | (aged
Occupation | Film director |
Parent | Gordon Parks (father) |
Parks was born to Sally Alvis and photographer and director Gordon Parks in Minneapolis in 1934.[1] The younger Parks followed in his father's footsteps after his father had success with the blaxploitation hit Shaft (1971).
Parks died in 1979 along with three others when their small airplane crashed after takeoff near Nairobi, Kenya, where they had gone to make a film.[2] He was 44 years old.
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