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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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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