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Date of Birth
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21-August-1932
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Place of Birth
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Chicago
(Illinois, United States of America, Chicago metropolitan area, Area code 872)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Brer Soul, Melvin Block Van Peebles, Melvin Van Peebles wid Laxative, Block, Melvin Peebles, Melvin Peebles, Melvin Peebles, Melvin Peebles
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Profession
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Actor, Film director, Screenwriter, Film Producer, Film Score Composer, Novelist, Playwright, Composer, Film Editor, Television Director, Singer-songwriter
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Melvin "Block" Van Peebles is an American actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, novelist and composer.
He is most famous for creating the acclaimed film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, which heralded a new era of African-American focused films. He is the father of actor and director Mario Van Peebles.
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