Parks, Gordon

Identity area

Type of entity

Person

Authorized form of name

Parks, Gordon

Description area

Dates of existence

1912-2006

History

Gordon Parks was born on November 30, 1912 at Fort Scott, Kansas. He was a well-known African American photographer, jazz pianist, composer, writer of poetry and novels, painter, and filmmaker. Parks used his talents to tell the story of poverty, racism,read more

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Sources

Information researched from the webpage of the Gordon Parks Foundation website's biography page and the Internet Movie Database's entry on Gordon Parks.

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Creator Source: Library of Congress Name Authority File