Gordon Parks, Jr.
Film director
1934 – 1979
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Who was Gordon Parks, Jr.?
Gordon Roger Parks, Jr. was an American film director best known for the film Super Fly.
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.
He was killed with three others when their small airplane crashed after takeoff near Nairobi, Kenya.
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- Born
- Dec 7, 1934
- Also known as
- Jr.
- Gordon Roger Parks
- Gordon Roger Parks, Jr.
- Parents
- Siblings
- Children
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Apr 3, 1979
Nairobi
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on July 23, 2013
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