Gordon Parks Jr
He is best remembered for the successful if controversial crime film super fly 1972.
Gordon parks jr. 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. In 1963 parks published a moving autobiographical novel the learning tree. He is best remembered for the successful if controversial crime film super fly 1972.
Was born as gordon roger parks in minneapolis minnesota usa the son of photographer and filmmaker gordon alexander parks and sally alvis. Parks was the first african american to produce and direct major. The younger parks is most well known for directing his debut film superfly in 1972.
Was born as gordon roger parks in minneapolis minnesota usa the son of photographer and filmmaker gordon alexander parks and sally alvis. American born in 1934 died in 1979 director. In blaxploitation movies of drug kingpin priest in gordon parks jr.
Born in 7 dec 1934 and died in 3 apr 1979 fort scott kansas gordon roger parks jr. December 7 1934 april 3 1979 was an american film director best known for the 1972 film super fly. Documentary photojournalism in the 1940s through 1970sparticularly in issues of civil rights poverty and african americansand in glamour photography.
Biography gordon roger parks jr. With a memorable soundtrack by curtis mayfield it remains a blaxploitation classic. December 7 1934 april 3 1979 was an american film director best known for the film super fly.
S highly successful super fly 1972came under scrutiny for depicting priest as a cool sophisticated stylish man who was popular with women lived in plush comfort drove the latest model car and wore his cocaine spoon as a fashion accessory. He grew up in this prairie town the youngest child in a family of fifteen amid poverty and racism. Was the eldest son of acclaimed photojournalistfilmmaker gordon parks one of the contributors to the blaxploitation genre.