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Aaron Loves Angela
Aaron Loves Angela is a 1975 American blaxploitation film written by Gerald Sanford and directed by Gordon Parks, Jr. This film stars Moses Gunn, Kevin Hooks and Irene Cara. Both Cara and Hooks made early film appearances in this piece. This is the final film that Gordon Parks, Jr. directed before his death on April 3, 1979.
Plot.
This modern adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet deals with the struggles of living in Harlem and interracial divides in the 1970s. Two teenagers living
Kevin Hooks
Kevin Hooks (born September 19, 1958) is an American actor, and a television and film director; he is notable for his roles in "Aaron Loves Angela" and "Sounder", but may be best known as Morris Thorpe from TV's "The White Shadow".
Early life and acting career.
Kevin Hooks was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Yvonne, a state employee, and Robert Hooks, a director and actor who starred in many films in the 1970s