PARKER, NORTON S.

Parker (d. 1969) was an author and motion picture writer and director. He worked as a writer during the 1920s and 1930s before serving with the U.S. Army Pictorial Center as a filmmaker and its Writers Branch Chief during World War II and the Korean War.

In the early 1960s he developed, directed and produced a documentary for the television series "The Big Picture" entitled "The Army in Action," which was a history of the U.S. military after World War I and broadcast in 1965. In 1968 Parker authored the textbook "Audiovisual Script Writing."

From the description of Papers, 1931-1968. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 30906006