Search results
Melvin Van Peebles (born Melvin Peebles; August 21, 1932 – September 21, 2021) was an American actor, filmmaker, writer, and composer. He worked as an active filmmaker into the 2000s. His feature film debut, The Story of a Three-Day Pass (1967), was based on his own French-language novel La Permission and was shot in France, as it ...
Melvin Van Peebles (Chicago, 21 de agosto de 1932-Manhattan, 22 de septiembre de 2021) [1] fue un actor, cineasta, dramaturgo, novelista y compositor estadounidense. [2]
23 de sept. de 2021 · 23 September 2021. Getty Images. Pioneering filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, dubbed the "godfather of black cinema", has died aged 89, with directors Spike Lee, Ava DuVernay and Barry Jenkins...
22 de sept. de 2021 · Melvin Van Peebles, the filmmaker praised as the godfather of modern Black cinema and a trailblazer in American independent movies, died on Tuesday at his home in Manhattan. He was 89. His...
23 de sept. de 2021 · Melvin Van Peebles obituary. Influential film-maker whose 1971 hit Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song is credited with launching the blaxploitation genre. Chris Wiegand. Thu 23 Sep 2021 06.51...
22 de sept. de 2021 · Influential director Melvin Van Peebles died on Tuesday night at home in Manhattan. The 89-year-old director was best known for his independent films Watermelon Man (1970) and Sweet...
1 de oct. de 2021 · He died last week at age 89. His death was announced by his son, actor and director Mario Van Peebles. We'll hear from him later in the show. Melvin Van Peebles is best known for his 1971...
