Gordon Parks: Movie Notes Pt. 3

1) What is your definition of successful?
My definition of successful is leading a happy life, doing something you love. 
2) What have you given up to become successful?
Time, money, perseverance
3) What did Parks give up to become successful?
He gave up family time and personal relationships
4) Who was Genevieve Young's father?
Her father founded the United Nations and VK Wellington Kok.
5) How much was Parks advanced to write his first book (and eventual best-selling autobiography)?
 He offered Parks $10,000 to write his first book.
6) How much money did Elijah Muhammad offer Parks to do a story on The Nation of Islam?
A million dollars.
7) Why did Parks refuse the money?
Parks didn't want Muhammad to influence him.
8) What was significant about the movie The Learning Tree?
It was the first movie produced and directed by a black man.
9) What was significant about the character Shaft?
He was a black superhero.
10) What was Gordon Parks' choice of weapons?
His weapon was his camera.
11) What reason did Genevieve Young give for the divorce? 
She could not handle the unpredictable and fast paced lifestyle of being married to Gordon.
12) In 1984, Parks directed Solomon Northrup's Odyssey. What recent feature film told the same story?
12 Years A Slave told the same story.
13) Who was Gordon Parks, jr?
He was Gordon Parks' son who followed in the footsteps of his father, joining the photography and film industry. He was killed in a plane crash.
14) What is your favorite Gordon Parks photo?
My favorite photo is American Gothic.
15) What will you remember about Gordon Parks in ten years?
I will remember that he was a talented photographer who blazed a trail for other African American photographers and filmmakers.