Melvin Van Peebles' Death
Born (Birthday) August 21, 1932
Death Date September 21, 2021
Age of Death 89 years
Cause of Death N/A
Profession Movie Actor
The movie actor Melvin Van Peebles died at the age of 89. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
His big film was the cult classic, Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song. As a screenwriter, he contributed to Panther, The Sophisticated Gents, and Greased Lightning.
His son is actor and director Mario Van Peebles.
How did Melvin Van Peebles die?
Melvin Van Peebles, the filmmaker praised as the godfather of modern Black cinema and a trailblazer in American independent movies, died on Tuesday at his home in Manhattan. He was 89. His death was announced by his son Mario Van Peebles, the actor and director.
Quotes
"There’s something on Wall Street called PIG – panic, ignorance, and greed. Those are the big sins. I’m not greedy, I knew I was ignorant, and I didn’t panic.
"My life and career is defined by the constant pursuit of new forms of culture and self-expression.
"I work from a subjective palette.
"After ‘Don’t Play Us Cheap,’ I got very busy with theater and Wall Street.
"I was getting my Ph.D. in Holland – I speak Dutch – for a number of years before I moved to France because I had one of those offers you couldn’t turn down. They offered me to come and do my films.