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

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Gordon Parks Jr.
Born	Gordon Roger Parks Jr. December 7, 1934 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Died	April 3, 1979(1979-04-03) (aged 44) Nairobi, Kenya
Cause of death	Plane crash
Occupation	Film director
Parent(s)	Gordon Parks (father)

Life and career

Parks was born to Sally Alvis and photographer and director Gordon Parks in Minneapolis in 1934.[1] 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.[2] He was 44 years old.

Filmography

• Super Fly (1972)
• Three the Hard Way (1974)
• Thomasine & Bushrod (1974)
• Aaron Loves Angela (1975)

References

External links

• Gordon Parks Jr. at IMDb
• Getty Images

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