Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006
Variant namesPhotographer, author, filmmaker, and composer.
From the description of Gordon Parks papers, 1946-1991 (bulk 1960-1990). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983811
Gordon Parker (1912-2006) was a filmmaker, author, photographer, and composer from New York, N.Y.
From the description of Oral history interview with Gordon Parks, 1964 Dec. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80507171
d. 2006.
From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 122344943
Biographical Note
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1912, Nov. 30:
Born, Ft. Scott, Kans. -
1933:
Married Sally Alvis (divorced 1961) -
1941:
Awarded Julius Rosenwald Fellowship -
1941 -1944 :Photographer, Farm Security Administration (later absorbed by the Office of War Information), Washington, D.C. -
1944 -1948 :Freelance photographer, Glamour and Vogue -
1948:
Published Camera Portraits: The Techniques and Principles of Documentary Portraiture. New York: Watts -
1948 -1972 :Photographer, Life magazine -
1950:
Photographer, Life magazine, Europe -
1960:
Named Photographer of the Year, American Society of Magazine Photographers -
1961:
Writer and director, Flavio (film) -
1963:
Published The Learning Tree. New York: Harper and Row Married Elizabeth Campbell (divorced 1973) -
1966:
Published A Choice of Weapons. New York: Harper and Row Received Notable Book Award, American Library Association, A Choice of Weapons -
1968:
Published A Poet and His Camera. New York: Viking Press Received Emmy Award, best television documentary, Diary of a Harlem Family -
1969:
Producer, director, and writer, The Learning Tree (film) -
1971:
Published Born Black. Philadelphia: Lippincott Published Gordon Parks: Whispers of Intimate Things. New York: Viking Press Published In Love. Philadelphia: Lippincott Director, Shaft (film) -
1972:
Director, Shaft's Big Score (film) -
1973:
Married Genevieve Young (divorced 1979) -
1974:
Director, The Super Cops (film) -
1975:
Published Moments Without Proper Names. New York: Viking Press -
1976:
Director, Leadbelly (film) -
1978:
Published Flavio. New York: Norton -
1979:
Published To Smile in Autumn: A Memoir. New York: Norton -
1981:
Published Shannon. Boston: Little, Brown -
1984:
Director, Solomon Northup's Odyssey (film) -
1988:
Producer, Gordon Parks: Moments Without Proper Names (film) Awarded National Medal of Arts -
1989:
Composer, Martin (ballet) -
1990:
Published Voices in the Mirror: An Autobiography. New York: Doubleday -
1997:
Published Half Past Autumn: A Retrospective. Boston: Bulfinch Press -
2000:
Published A Star for Noon: An Homage to Women in Images, Poetry, and Music. Boston: Bulfinch Press -
2006, Mar. 7:
Died, New York, N.Y.
From the guide to the Gordon Parks Papers, 1946-1991, (bulk 1960-1990), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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