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Gordon Parks

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Gordon Parks

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Birthday: November 30, 1912

Birthplace: Fort Scott, KS, United States

Death: March 7, 2006

Manner of Death: Natural Causes

Nationality: United Kingdom, United States Of America

Occupations: Association Football Player, Un Puro Gilipollas, Film Actor, Journalist, Film Director

Total quotes: 1

“I went to a pawnshop and bought my first camera. It was a Voigtlander Brilliant. It cost $12.50. I took it down to Puget Sound to photograph some seagulls, and damned if I didn't fall into the water -- but I held onto the camera!”

— Gordon Parks, Gordon Parks' big score | Interviews | Roger Ebert

Tagged: Anecdotes, Photography, My First Camera

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