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American photographer, musician, writer and film director (1912–2006)
Also known as: Gordon A. Parks, Gordon Alexander Buchanan Parks, Gordon Alexander Parks, Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, Гордон Паркс, جوردون باركس
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