Biography:
The son of a black Chicago tailor, Melvin Van Peebles attended West Virginia State College, then earned a BA from Ohio Wesleyan. Van Peebles served three years in the Air Force as a navigator/bombardier. Out of uniform, Van Peebles pursued a painting career, made a handful of amateur films, and held down jobs as a postal worker and San Francisco... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
1995 Ghetto Gothic
1974 What The... You Mean I Can't Sing?
1971 Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
1971 As Serious as a Heart-Attack
1969 Brer Soul
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Filmography:
2010 The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
2008 Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha
2007 Blackout
2005 How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
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