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Gordon Parks Jr.

Gordon Parks Jr.

Personal Info:

KNOWN FOR

Directing

GENDER

male

BIRTHDAY

1934-12-07

DAY OF DEATH

1979-04-03

PLACE OF BIRTH

unknown

BIOGRAPHY

Gordon Roger Parks, Jr. (December 7, 1934 – April 3, 1979) 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 on takeoff near Nairobi, Kenya.

POPULAR MOVIES

acting

directing

camera