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 Sweetbacks 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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