Gordon Parks, Jr.
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| 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.
He was killed with three others when their small airplane crashed on takeoff near Nairobi, Kenya.
[edit] Filmography
- Aaron Loves Angela (1975)
- Three the Hard Way (1974)
- Thomasine & Bushrod (1974)
- Super Fly (1972)
[edit] 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. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F4071EFE3D5A12728DDDAD0894DC405B898BF1D3. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
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