In the Heat of the Night
1988
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Sep 23, 2021 · Chris Wiegand. Thu 23 Sep 2021 06.51 EDT. In his own words, the film-maker Melvin Van Peebles, who has died aged 89, was “the Rosa Parks of the industry”. He was one of the few...
Sep 22, 2021 · 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...
Sep 22, 2021 · Influential director Melvin Van Peebles died on Tuesday night at home in Manhattan. The 89-year-old director was best known for his independent films Watermelon Man (1970) and Sweet...
Oct 1, 2021 · Remembering Melvin Van Peebles, the 'Godfather' of Black cinema. October 1, 20211:30 PM ET. Heard on Fresh Air. Terry Gross. 26-Minute Listen. Playlist. Van Peebles, who died Sept. 21,...
Sep 23, 2021 · 23 September 2021. Getty Images. Pioneering filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, dubbed the "godfather of black cinema", has died aged 89, with directors Spike Lee, Ava DuVernay and Barry Jenkins...
Sep 22, 2021 · Melvin Van Peebles, fiercely independent filmmaker, dies at 89. By Adam Bernstein. September 22, 2021 at 5:56 p.m. EDT. Melvin Van Peebles in 2004. (Helayne Seidman for The Washington...
Sep 22, 2021 · Melvin Van Peebles, the pioneering African American auteur behind the 1970s films Watermelon Man and Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, has died. He was 89. Van Peebles, the father of...
