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Melvin Van Peebles
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Place of Birth Chicago, Illinois, USA
Born 1932-08-21 Died: 2021-09-21
Known For 9 Works
Melvin Van Peebles (born Melvin Peebles; August 21, 1932 – September 21, 2021) was an American actor, filmmaker, writer, and composer. His feature film debut, The Story of a Three-Day Pass (1967), was based on his own French-language novel La Permission and was shot in France, as it was difficult for a black American director to get work at the...