text: Gordon Parks, African American filmmaker, dies at 93
  
  March 8, 2006 
  
  Renowned African American artist Gordon Parks, known for his photography, film direction, and autobiographical works, including the book and film "The Learning Tree", died Tuesday at his home in New York. He was 93. 
  Parks was a pioneering black artist with an impressive list of honors and accomplishments, including at least 40 honorary doctorate degrees. He was the first African American staff photographer for "Life" magazine, where he worked from 1948 to 1972. President Reagan presented him with the National Medal of Arts in 1988. He published at least five semi or wholly autobiographical books. 
  Gordon Roger Alexander Buchannan Parks was born November 30, 1912, in Fort Scott, Kansas, the youngest of 15 children. After his mother's death when he was 16, he moved to St. Paul, Minnesota, where he attended high school. He dropped out in order to find work during increasingly hard times, traveling extensively in the North and Northwest looking for jobs.
tokens: Gordon Parks , African American filmmaker , dies at 93 March 8 , 2006 Renowned African American artist Gordon Parks , known for his photography , film direction , and autobiographical works , including the book and film " The Learning Tree " , died Tuesday at his home in New York . He was 93 . Parks was a pioneering black artist with an impressive list of honors and accomplishments , including at least 40 honorary doctorate degrees . He was the first African American staff photographer for " Life " magazine , where he worked from 1948 to 1972 . President Reagan presented him with the National Medal of Arts in 1988 . He published at least five semi or wholly autobiographical books . Gordon Roger Alexander Buchannan Parks was born November 30 , 1912 , in Fort Scott , Kansas , the youngest of 15 children . After his mother 's death when he was 16 , he moved to St. Paul , Minnesota , where he attended high school . He dropped out in order to find work during increasingly hard times , traveling extensively in the North and Northwest looking for jobs .
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