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Brith of Gordon Parks
Gordon Parks was born with out a heart beat -
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The life of Gordon Parks
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Played piano
learned to play the piano ( self-taught) -
Photography
Parks was drawn to photography as a young man when he saw images of migrant workers published in a magazine. -
Education
He dropped out of high school after his mother died. His jobs included playing piano in a brothel before he became interested in photography while working as a train porter -
Life time Magazine
Spent 20 years (1948-1968) as a photographer and reporter for Life Magazine -
Writing Career
In the 1960's he began to write memoirs, novels, poems and screenplays, which led him to directing films -
Producer and Director
First African American to write, produce and direct a film for a major studio (Warner Brothers) - The Learning Tree (1969), which was based on his semi-autobiographical novel of the same name. -
Essence Magazine
In 1970 he helped found Essence magazine and was its editorial director from 1970 to 1973. -
Meaning of his Photos
Best known for his gritty photo essays on the grinding effects of poverty in the United States and abroad and on the spirit of the civil rights movement. -
Memoir
Mr. Parks wrote in his memoir, "To Smile in Autumn" -
Awards
He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1988 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington D.C. -
.Denzel Washington:
worked with as a co-produced by Denzel Washington: Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (2000) (TV). -
The death of Gordon Park
The death of Gordon Park because of cancer at the age of 93 -
Schools that honor Gordon Parks .
Has three schools named after him at lifetime: The Gordon Parks Elementary School in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Gordon Parks Academy in East Orange, New Jersey, USA, and Gordon Parks High School in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
