Gordon Parks, Jr.
| Gordon Parks, Jr. | |
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| Born |
Gordon Roger Parks, Jr. December 7, 1934 |
| Died |
April 3, 1979 (aged 44) Nairobi, Kenya |
Gordon Roger Parks, Jr. (December 7, 1934 – April 3, 1979) was an American film director best known for the film Super Fly.[1]
Parks was the son of Sally Alvis and late photographer and director Gordon Parks. The younger Parks followed in his father's footsteps after his father had success with the blaxploitation hit Shaft (1971).
Parks was killed with three others when their small airplane crashed after takeoff near Nairobi, Kenya, where they had gone to make a film.[2] He was aged 44.
Filmography
- Super Fly (1972)
- Three the Hard Way (1974)
- Thomasine & Bushrod (1974)
- Aaron Loves Angela (1975)
References
- ↑ Fraser, C. Gerald (April 4, 1979). "GORDON PARKS JR., FILM MAKER, DEAD; Director of 'Super Fly' and Other Black-Oriented Pictures in Plane Crash in Kenya". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ↑ "Filmmaker Gordon Parks; victim of airplane crash", The Day, April 3, 1979.
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