Gordon Parks, Jr.

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Gordon Parks, Jr.

American filmmaker

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…of drug kingpin Priest in Gordon Parks, Jr.’s highly successful Super Fly (1972)—came under scrutiny for depicting Priest as a cool, sophisticated, stylish man who was popular with women, lived in plush comfort, drove the latest-model car, and wore his cocaine spoon as a fashion accessory. Ebony writer B.J. Mason…
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…of drug kingpin Priest in Gordon Parks, Jr.’s highly successful Super Fly (1972)—came under scrutiny for depicting Priest as a cool, sophisticated, stylish man who was popular with women, lived in plush comfort, drove the latest-model car, and wore his cocaine spoon as a fashion accessory. Ebony writer B.J. Mason…
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