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Photographer and Filmmaker Gordon Parks Dies At 93

HeadlineMar 08, 2006

And Gordon Parks, the legendary photographer who became one of Hollywood’s first prominent African-American directors, has died at the age of 93. His films included “The Learning Tree” and the 1970s hit “Shaft.” His photography is best known for its portrayals of poverty at home and abroad and the struggles of the civil rights movement.

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