Half Past Autumn: Movie Notes #1 and #2

1. On the day Gordon Parks was born, how did the doctor save Gordon's life?
1. He put Gordon in an ice bath, and Gordon soon started crying afterwards.
2. Where was Gordon born? (what state?)
1. Kansas
3. What did Gordon's college adviser, Ms. McClintock tell him about college?
1. He was told it would be pointless and a waste of money - "you'll end up as a porter"
4. How old was Gordon when his mother died?
1. 14 to 15
5. Where did Gordon move after his father die?
1. His sister's household, in Minnesota
6. Did Gordon graduate from college?
1. Yes, much later in life.
7. How did Gordon begin his fashion photography career?
1. He walked into a big-name fashion studio and asked for an opportunity. He was given it.
8. What is a "double exposure?"
1. Overexposed; the images came out too bright
9. Who was boxer Joe Louis?
1. He was a heavyweight boxing champion, whose wife Martha Louis suggested to Gordon to move to Chicago after seeing his fashion photography.
10. What instrument did Gordon play?
1. Piano
11. What was the purpose of the Farm Security Agency?
1. Educate Americans on the American public's state.
12. When Roy Stryker hired Gordon for the FSA, what was Stryker's first assignment for Gordon in Washington, D.C.?
1. Go around and visit three places and ask for service: a top coat, a seat at a restaurant, and a movie ticket. At all three he was turned down or stopped at the door.
13. Who was Ella Watson?
1. She was the janitor in Gordon Park's "American Gothic"
14. What was the inspiration for Grant Wood's American Gothic?
1. Gordon Park's photo "American Gothic," of Ella Watson was inspired by Grant Wood's painting titled with the same name. Grant Wood's painting was inspired by Carpenter Gothic architecture and Flemish Renaissance styles.
15. What did Gordon learn from Stryker about photography?
1. He learned how to approach people and take a photograph that was true to the people depicted.
16. When did the FSA shut down?
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17. After Gordon moved to New York, what magazine did he shoot for?
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18. Who was the picture editor of Life Magazine when Gordon walked into the Life Magazine office?
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19. What was the first major story Parks covered for Life Magazine?
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20. Who were some of the artists that Gordon Parks mentioned influenced his work after he moved to the Paris Life Magazine bureau? 
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21. How did Parks shoot fashion when he lived in France?
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22. Where was Parks' concerto performed?
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23. Who was Parks' second wife? (Who was her father? What did she do?)
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24. How old was Flavio de Silva when Parks met him?
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25. When did Parks meet Flavio?
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26. Where did Flavio live when Parks first met Flavio and his family?
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27. Who is Gloria Vanderbilt? Who is her famous son? Who are her ancestors?
1. She is 
28. How did Vanderbilt describe their relationship?
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