Melvin Van Peebles
Birthday: 1932-08-21
Deathday: 2021-09-21
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
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Melvin "Block" Van Peebles (August 21, 1932 - September 21, 2021) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, novelist and composer.
He was most famous for creating the acclaimed film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, which heralded a new era of African American focused films. He was the father of actor and director Mario Van Peebles.
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2008-08-22 | Confessions of a Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha |
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2003-01-14 | The Real Deal: What It Is |
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2000-06-28 | Bellyful |
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1996-09-08 | Gang in Blue |
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1996-01-01 | Tales of Erotica |
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1995-01-01 | Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom |
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1989-09-15 | Identity Crisis |
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1989-06-01 | 976-STUD |
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1972-12-11 | Don't Play Us Cheap |
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1971-03-31 | Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song |
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1970-05-27 | Watermelon Man |
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1968-07-08 | The Story of a Three-Day Pass |
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1961-12-31 | 500 Francs |
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1957-01-01 | Sunlight |
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1957-01-01 | Three Pick-Up Men for Herrick |