Van Peebles, who died Sept. 21, was best known for his 1971 film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. He spoke with Fresh Air in 1990. His son Mario, also an actor/director, was interviewed in 2004.

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.It’s a door that ...

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.

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, the groundbreaking filmmaker, playwright and musician whose work helped usher in the "blaxploitation" wave of the 1970s and influenced filmmakers long after, has died. He was 89.

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 ...

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, 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.

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 ...

FILE - U.S director, actor, screenwriter Melvin Van Peebles is seen during a tribute for his career at the 38th American Film Festival in Deauville, Normandy, France, Wednesday Sept. 5, 2012.