Melvin Van Peebles
1932 - 2021
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Actor
Director
Original Music Composer
Producer
Writer
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 fath
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