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Gordon Parks Jr. was born as Gordon Roger Parks in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, the son of photographer and filmmaker Gordon Alexander Parks and Sally Alvis. He is best remembered for the successful if controversial crime film "Super Fly" (1972). He worked as a musician and photographer, early on using the name Gordon Rogers to distinguish himself from his father. He served as a cameraman on his father's first directorial effort, "The Learning Tree" (1969), and did both still and motion picture photography for other movies including "The Godfather" (1971) before directing his own project, "Super Fly" (1972). He made several subsequent films but none were as successful as his first. He was killed in a plane crash in Nairobi, Kenya, 3 April 1979, while making a film entitled "Revenge" that was more than half-finished at the time.- Actor
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Basil Lord was born on 20 March 1909 in Bexleyheath, Bexley, London, England, UK. He was an actor and producer, known for Brian Rix Presents ... (1960), Theatre Night (1957) and Laughter from the Whitehall (1963). He died on 3 April 1979 in Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK.- Ara Haswell was born on 11 May 1898 in Bryan, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for The Crusader (1932), Disgraced (1933) and I Take This Woman (1931). She died on 3 April 1979 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
- Kenjirô Uemura was born on 3 January 1914 in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for The Quiet Duel (1949), Gekko kamen - Satan no tsume (1958) and Nijiotoko (1949). He died on 3 April 1979 in Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan.
- Marcel Coestier was born on 19 June 1908 in Longueau, Somme, France. He died on 3 April 1979 in Trouville-sur-Mer, Calvados, France.