Melvin Van Peebles Biography

Melvin Van Peebles biography

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NAME: Melvin Van Peebles
OCCUPATION: Film Actor, Director, Producer, Playwright, Screenwriter
BIRTH DATE: August 21, 1932 (Age: 79)
EDUCATION: Wesleyan University
PLACE OF BIRTH: Chicago, Illinois

ZODIAC SIGN: Leo

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Melvin Van Peebles was a filmmaker and auteur who pioneered the "blaxsploitation" genre of African American action films in the 1970s.

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Melvin Van Peebles was born on August 21, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from Wesleyan University. His film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song--made using much of his own money with a primarily nonprofessional cast and crew--was a huge success with African American audiences and pioneered the "blaxsploitation" film genre. His son is actor/director Mario Van Peebles.