Melvin Van Peebles
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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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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.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Melvin Van Peebles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
Armed
Peeples
Salty Dog Blues
Redemption Road
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
Infiltrating Hollywood: The Rise and Fall of the Spook Who Sat by the Door
American Swing
Directors on Directing
The Black List: Volume Two
Hard Luck
Blackout
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
Baadasssss!
The Hebrew Hammer
The Real Deal: What It Is
BaadAsssss Cinema
Girlfriends
René Vautier, le rebelle
Love Kills
Classified X
The Shining
Calm at Sunset
Gang in Blue
Tales of Erotica
Panther
Fist of the North Star
The Outer Limits
Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom
Terminal Velocity
Living Single
Farewell, Babylon!
Last Action Hero
Posse
Homicide: Life on the Street
Boomerang
True Identity
Dream On
976-STUD
Identity Crisis
Sonny Spoon
Taking Care of Terrific
Jaws: The Revenge
O.C. and Stiggs
America
CBS Schoolbreak Special
The Sophisticated Gents
Greased Lightning
Just an Old Sweet Song
Wattstax
Don't Play Us Cheap
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
Watermelon Man
Slogan
The Story of a Three-Day Pass
500 Francs
Three Pick-Up Men for Herrick
Hallmark Hall of Fame