Melvin Van Peebles, who died Sept. 21 at 89, was not the inventor of Black cinema, but it’s no exaggeration to say that he smashed open the door to Black cinema as we know it.

Melvin Van Peebles, a legendary filmmaker and actor also known as the godfather of Black cinema, died Tuesday night. He was 89. Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 📚 Celeb news ⭐ ...

Melvin Van Peebles, a trailblazing African-American director who helped champion a new wave of modern Black cinema in the 1970s, has died, his son announced Wednesday. He was 89.

In 1971, Melvin Van Peebles’ landmark blaxploitation film “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song” amazed audiences and the Hollywood establishment. The independently made film stunned ...

Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking playwright, musician and movie director whose work ushered in the “Blaxploitation” wave of the 1970s and influenced filmmakers long after, has died. He ...

Melvin Van Peebles, icon of Black cinema, dead at 89 A cause of death was not revealed. By Samantha Ibrahim New York Post. Published September 22, 2021 8:04pm EDT. Facebook ...

Melvin Van Peebles, A Giant Of Black Cinema, Dies At 89 The independent film director was best known for Watermelon Man and Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. Obituaries.

Actor, writer, director, and cinema icon Melvin Van Peebles died on September 21, 2021 at age 89. A prolific creator and father of actor Mario Van Peebles, Melvin was known for his fierce ...

Melvin Van Peebles, an actor, writer, director, producer and icon of Black cinema whose films include Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song and Watermelon Man, died Tuesday night at his Manhattan ...

Van Peebles was a titan of Black cinema with his landmark film Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song Melvin Van Peebles, an iconic auteur of Black cinema, has died. He was 89. Van Peebles died on ...

Melvin Van Peebles, a Broadway playwright, musician and movie director whose work ushered in the "blaxploitation" films of the 1970s, has died. Skip to content NOWCAST 40/29 News Update ...