Answer to Question #312291 in History for zyyyy

Question

Which African American photographer and author went on to direct the Hollywood film Shaft?

Answer 1

Gordon Parks

At Life Magazine, Gordon Parks was the first staff photographer of African American Origin during the 1940s. Two decades later at Hollywood, he was the director of “The Learning Tree,” as the first African American director of a landmark film. He later directed the Hollywood film “Shaft.”