Filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, ‘Godfather of Black Cinema,’ dead at 89
Melvin Van Peebles Melvin Van Peebles, known as the "Godfather of Black Cinema," died Tuesday. (Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images)Filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, known as the “Godfather of Black Cinema,” died Tuesday at his New York City home, his family said. We are saddened to announce the passing of a giant of American cinema, Melvin Van Peebles, who died last night, at home with family, at the age of 89. In an unparalleled career, Van Peebles made an indelible mark on the international cultural landscape. “Dad knew that Black images matter,” Mario Van Peebles said in a statement from the Criterion Collection.
wftv.comMelvin Van Peebles, groundbreaking filmmaker, actor and novelist, dies at 89
Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking filmmaker known for writing, co-producing, scoring, editing and starring in the 1971 film “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song,” died Tuesday night at his home in Manhattan. He was 89.
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Obit Melvin Van Peebles FILE - Mario Van Peebles, from left and Melvin Van Peebles arrive at the screening of "The Producers" at the 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival Opening Night at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Thursday, April 26, 2018, in Los Angeles. Melvin Van Peebles, a Broadway playwright, musician and movie director whose work ushered in the “blaxploitation” films of the 1970s, has died at age 89. His family said in a statement that Van Peebles died Tuesday night, Sept. 21, 2021, at his home. His family said in a statement that Van Peebles, father of the actor-director Mario Van Peebles, died Tuesday evening at his home in Manhattan. After his initial success, Van Peebles was bombarded with directing offers, but he chose to maintain his independence.
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