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.
Maintenance notes
Creator Source: Library of Congress Name Authority File