Gordon Parks Jr.

Gordon Parks Jr.
Born Gordon Roger Parks Jr.
December 7, 1934
Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Died April 3, 1979(1979-04-03) (aged 44)
Nairobi, Kenya
Cause of death Plane crash

Gordon Roger Parks Jr. (December 7, 1934 – April 3, 1979) was an American film director, best known for the 1972 film Super Fly.[1]

Life and career

Parks was born to Sally Alvis and photographer and director Gordon Parks in Minneapolis in 1934.[2] The younger Parks followed in his father's footsteps after his father had success with the blaxploitation hit Shaft (1971).

Parks was killed with three others when their small airplane crashed after takeoff near Nairobi, Kenya, where they had gone to make a film.[3] He was aged 44.

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ 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. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
  2. ↑ C. Gerald Fraser (April 4, 1979). "GORDON PARKS JR., FILM MAKER, DEAD". New York Times. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Filmmaker Gordon Parks; victim of airplane crash", The Day, April 3, 1979.
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