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- NAME: Melvin Van Peebles
- OCCUPATION: Film Actor, Director, Producer, Playwright, Screenwriter
- BIRTH DATE: August 21, 1932 (Age: 80)
- 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.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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