# Melvin Van Peebles

> Melvin Van Peebles was an American actor, filmmaker, writer, and composer. His feature film debut, The Story of a Three-Day Pass (1967), was based on his own French-language novel La Permission and was shot in France, as it was difficult for a black American director to get work at the time. The film won an award at the San Francisco International Film Festival which gained him the interest of Hollywood studios, leading to his American feature debut Watermelon Man, in 1970. Eschewing further overtures from Hollywood, he used the successes he had so far to bankroll his work as an independent filmmaker.

*American filmmaker (1932–2021)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Movie Director ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999))
- **Category:** Directors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1932-08-21
- **Died:** 2021-09-21
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 55.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.8 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 15.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 80.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0887708/ (@nm0887708)
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.melvinvanpeebles.com

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- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/cf1bf4d4-b2b4-4028-8c45-4c4362f14585)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2531955)
- [Melvin Van Peebles](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/135650)

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