Parks, Gordon

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Parks, Gordon

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        1912-2006

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        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, and social injustice. He was the first African American to write and direct a major Hollywood film: The Learning Tree. Throughout his lifetime, Parks received honorary doctorates and awards for his work and in 2002 was inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum. Gordon Parks died on March 7, 2006.

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            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