Melvin Van Peebles

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Melvin Van Peebles (August 21, 1932 – September 22, 2021) was an American movie maker, actor, novelist and composer.[1] He was the father of actor Mario Van Peebles.

Melvin Van Peebles created and acted in the blaxploitation movie Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song in 1971.[2] He also acted in many other movies from the 1970s to the 2010s. His first Hollywood movie was Watermelon Man in 1970.

Van Peebles was born in Chicago, Illinois.[3] He died on September 22, 2021 in New York City, aged 89.[4][5]

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  2. "Melvin Van Peebles". Biography.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  3. "Melvin Van Peebles". The Black Past. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  4. Barnes, Mike (September 22, 2021). "Melvin Van Peebles, Godfather of Black Cinema, Dies at 89". The Hollywood Reporter.
  5. Grobar, Matt; Grobar, Matt (2021-09-22). "Melvin Van Peebles Remembered: Spike Lee, David Alan Grier & Barry Jenkins Among Those Paying Tribute To Cinema's "True Revolutionary"". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-09-23.