Gordon Parks Jr Death
He is buried in his hometown of fort scott kansas.
Gordon parks jr death. Son of gordon parks and sally alvis. Cameraman peter gilfillian and three others including director gordon parks jr were killed in a plane crash while filming revenge in kenya. He was the son of venerable filmmaker gordon parks who was the first black director to helm a studio movie.
Gordon was 44 years old at the time of death. December 7 1934 april 3 1979 was an american film director best known for the 1972 film super fly. Today parks is remembered for his pioneering work in the field of photography which.
Parks died of cancer on march 7 2006 in new york city. Parks was the first african american to produce and direct major. 1979 44 45 immediate family.
Gordon roger alexander buchanan parks november 30 1912 march 7 2006 was an american photographer musician writer and film director who became prominent in us. Gordon parks jr a film maker who directed the controversial super fly one of the most artistically and financially successful blackoriented films of the early 70s died with three other men. Parks followed in his fathers footsteps before dying at age 44.
Private user last updated. Gordon parks who captured the struggles and triumphs of black america as a photographer for life magazine and then became hollywoods first major black director with the learning tree and the. Gordon roger parks jr.
Gene was married twice to cedric sun and later to the photographer gordon parks. Documentary photojournalism in the 1940s through 1970sparticularly in issues of civil rights poverty and african americansand in glamour photography.