Melvin Van Peebles

Melvin Van Peebles (August 21, 1932 – September 22, 2021) was an American movie maker, actor, novelist and composer.^[1] He was the father of actor Mario Van Peebles.

Melvin Van Peebles created and acted in the blaxploitation movie Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song in 1971.^[2] He also acted in many other movies from the 1970s to the 2010s. His first Hollywood movie was Watermelon Man in 1970.

Van Peebles was born in Chicago, Illinois.^[3] He died on September 22, 2021 in New York City, aged 89.^[4][5]