Gordon Parks
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Name: Gordon Parks
Birth Date: November 30, 1912
Place of Birth: Fort Scott, Kansas, United States of America
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Male
Occupations: photographer, composer, filmmaker, writer
Awards
Julius Rosenwald Award for photography, 1942; Syracuse University School of
Journalism Award, 1961; Frederic W. Brehm Award, 1962; Newhouse Citation,
Syracuse University, 1963; Philadelphia Museum of Art Award, 1964; New York Art
Directors Club Award, 1964, 1968; Carr Van Anda Journalism Award, University of
Miami, 1964; NCCJ Award, 1964; Notable Book Award, American Literary
Association, 1966; Emmy Award for Diary of A Harlem Family, 1968; Carr Van
Anda Journalism Award, Ohio University, 1970; National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Spingarn Medal, 1972; Library of
Congress National Film Registry Classics for The Learning Tree, 1982; President?s
Fellow, Rhode Island School of Design, 1984; American......
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