Melvin-Van Peebles-Obituary

Melvin Van Peebles

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Melvin Van Peebles was an actor and filmmaker best known for his influential 1971 film, “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song.”

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FROM: JOHN STROBERT 360-W.43rd Street AptN3A New York,N.Y.10036 >[email protected] > 1(646)354-9173 . CLASS OF JUNE 1974 GRADUATED BACK THEN AT ST THOMAS MORE PREP SCHOOL ME & MARIO VAN PEEBLES IN COLCHESTER CT AT THE TIME GREAT MEMORIES WITH MARIO . I HAD THE HONOR OF MEETING MELVIN VAN PEEBLES N WAS AROUND MELVIN TOTAL OF LIKE FIVE TIMES , HE WAS A GREAT DAD MELVIN TO MARIO MEGAN & MAX PEEBLES. MY HEART GOES OUT AND CONDOLENCES TO MARIO´S MOM * MARIA MARX* ALSO TO MARIO N MAX...

Deepest Sympathy Condolences to the Family of Melvin Van Peebles,

Pioneer Melvin Van Peebles of modern black cinema. We all know that he is in a good place now. Also, his soul still lives on eternal earth as his body departed back to eternal Heaven.
RIP Godspeed

My condolences to the Pebbles family. Melvin was a legend. I'm a big fan.