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    Melvin Van Peebles (born Melvin Peebles; August 21, 1932 – September 21, 2021) was an American actor, filmmaker, writer, and composer. He worked as an...
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    and filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, whom he portrayed in the 2003 biopic Baadasssss!, which he also co-wrote and directed. Mario Van Peebles was born in Mexico...
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  • Watermelon Man (film) (category Films directed by Melvin Van Peebles)
    Watermelon Man is a 1970 American comedy film directed by Melvin Van Peebles and starring Godfrey Cambridge, Estelle Parsons, Howard Caine, D'Urville Martin...
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    filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles and Maria (née Marx). He is named after Nelson Mandela. timsanchez818 (April 7, 2012). "Mario & Mandela Van Peebles ARE The...
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    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (category Films directed by Melvin Van Peebles)
    co-produced, scored, edited, directed by, and starring Melvin Van Peebles. His son Mario Van Peebles also appears in a small role, playing the title character...
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  • Baadasssss! (category Novels by Melvin Van Peebles)
    directed by, and starring Mario Van Peebles. The film is based on the struggles of Van Peebles' father Melvin Van Peebles (played by Mario himself), as...
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  • grandson of Melvin Van Peebles Mario Van Peebles (born 1957), American actor and film director; the son of Melvin Van Peebles Melvin Van Peebles (1932–2021)...
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  • Panther (film) (category Films directed by Mario Van Peebles)
    Panther is a 1995 cinematic adaptation of Melvin Van Peebles's novel Panther, produced and directed by Mario Van Peebles. The drama film portrays the Black Panther...
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  • with a book, music, and lyrics by Melvin Van Peebles. The musical contains some material also on three of Van Peebles' albums, Brer Soul, Ain't Supposed...
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  • Gang in Blue (category Films directed by Melvin Van Peebles)
    vigilantes within his department. Mario Van Peebles as Michael Rhodes Josh Brolin as Keith DeBruler Melvin Van Peebles as Andre Speier Cynda Williams as Anita...
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  • Kubrick's 1980 adaptation of the novel. He was later portrayed by Melvin Van Peebles in the 1997 miniseries adaptation, Arthur Woodley in the 2016 operatic...
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  • List of songs by Melvin Van Peebles, by album, song title, year....
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  • Tales of Erotica (category Films directed by Melvin Van Peebles)
    1996 compilation of four erotic short films directed by Ken Russell, Susan Seidelman, Melvin Van Peebles, and Bob Rafelson Tales of Erotica at IMDb v t e...
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  • Unstoppable: Conversation with Melvin Van Peebles, Gordon Parks, and Ossie Davis is a film in which Melvin Van Peebles, Gordon Parks, and Ossie Davis...
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  • Brer Soul (category Melvin Van Peebles albums)
    Brer Soul is the debut studio album of Melvin Van Peebles. Released in 1968, the album introduced Van Peebles as a recording artist, following his work...
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  • French-US documentary movie written by Melvin Van Peebles, directed by Mark Daniels and narrated by Van Peebles, that details the history of black people...
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  • Don't Play Us Cheap (film) (category Films directed by Melvin Van Peebles)
    edited and directed by Melvin Van Peebles. Both the original stage musical and the film adaptation are based on Van Peebles' 1967 French-language novel...
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  • Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (soundtrack) (category Melvin Van Peebles albums)
    Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song is the soundtrack to Melvin Van Peebles' 1971 feature film of the same name. The soundtrack was performed by then-unknown...
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  • Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha (category Films directed by Melvin Van Peebles)
    Film Festival in May 2008. Van Peebles plays the film's main character from boyhood to age 47. A boy (Melvin Van Peebles) travels from Chicago to New...
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  • Brooks Melvin Parker (1944–2021), American drummer who played in James Brown's band Melvin Van Peebles (1932–2021), American actor and director Melvin Ragin...
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  • Posse (1993 film) (category Films directed by Mario Van Peebles)
    first film to be released by Gramercy Pictures. Melvin Van Peebles, the father of director Mario Van Peebles, recorded a new song, "Cruel Jim Crow", for the...
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  • Identity Crisis (film) (category Films directed by Melvin Van Peebles)
    Identity Crisis is a 1989 comedy film directed by Melvin Van Peebles. Written by Mario Van Peebles, the film is about a rapper who winds up sharing his...
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  • celebrate Christmas. The film parodies blaxploitation films, and features Melvin Van Peebles in a cameo appearance as "Sweetback". The film begins with a flashback...
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    follows Melvin Van Peebles through his illustrious musical, acting, and directing career. The name comes from a controversial article that Van Peebles wrote...
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  • Armed (film) (category Films directed by Mario Van Peebles)
    Carter as Shep/Stew Paul Rodriguez as Hector DC Young Fly as G Money Melvin Van Peebles as Grandpa V Alena Savostikova as Nadia Kiami Nichols as Cat Sam Littlefield...
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    twist. In 2004, Mario Van Peebles released Baadasssss!, about the making of his father Melvin's movie (with Mario playing Melvin). 2007's American Gangster...
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  • The Story of a Three-Day Pass (category Films directed by Melvin Van Peebles)
    (French title: La Permission) is a 1967 film written and directed by Melvin Van Peebles, based on his French-language novel La Permission. It stars Harry...
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    February 21, 2014. Van Peebles, Melvin (2003). "The title of this album". What the. ... You Mean I Can't Sing?! (booklet). Melvin Van Peebles. Water. water122...
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    entire soundtrack of the Melvin Van Peebles feature film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. The soundtrack, composed by Van Peebles, was released in April...
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  • (b. 1938) Peter Palmer, 90, actor (Li'l Abner, Custer) (b. 1931) Melvin Van Peebles, 89, film director, actor and playwright (Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss...
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