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Melvin Van Peebles (born Melvin Peebles; August 21, 1932 – September 21, 2021) was an American actor, filmmaker, writer, and composer. He worked as an active filmmaker into the 2000s. His feature film debut, The Story of a Three-Day Pass (1967), was based on his own French-language novel La Permission and was shot in France, as it was ...
IMDb profile of Melvin Van Peebles, a pioneer of blaxploitation cinema and a multifaceted artist. See his biography, filmography, awards, photos, videos and more.
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Melvin Van Peebles in Charlie Rose (1991)- Mario Van Peebles and Melvin Van Peebles in Baadasssss! (2003)
- Kim Fields, Mario Van Peebles, and Melvin Van Peebles in Living Single (1993)
- Melvin Van Peebles at an event for Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)
- Melvin Van Peebles at an event for Peeples (2013)
Sep 23, 2021 · 23 September 2021. Getty Images. Pioneering filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, dubbed the "godfather of black cinema", has died aged 89, with directors Spike Lee, Ava DuVernay and Barry Jenkins...
Oct 1, 2021 · October 1, 20211:30 PM ET. Heard on Fresh Air. Terry Gross. 26-Minute Listen. Playlist. Van Peebles, who died Sept. 21, was best known for his 1971 film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. He...
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Sep 22, 2021 · Melvin Van Peebles, the filmmaker praised as the godfather of modern Black cinema and a trailblazer in American independent movies, died on Tuesday at his home in Manhattan. He was 89. His...
Dec 22, 2021 · Melvin Van Peebles made uncompromising films — most famously the “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song” from 1971, which speared boldly into the social and racial fissures of the day — and...
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Sep 22, 2021 · Associated Press. Wed 22 Sep 2021 18.49 EDT. Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking playwright, musician and movie director whose work ushered in the Blaxploitation wave of the 1970s and...
