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Did Parks work in the silent film era of Hollywood?

  • No, he worked in the sound era of Hollywood.

  • Yes, he was a pioneer of the silent era

  • No, he only worked as a film critic

  • Yes, he began as a silent film actor before transitioning to sound

Answer

No, Parks worked in the sound era of Hollywood. He was born in 1912 and died in 1994. The silent film era ended in the early 1930s, so Parks would have been too young to have worked in that era.
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