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Also Known As Melvin Peebles
Born August 21, 1932 • Chicago • Illinois
Died September 21, 2021 (aged 89) • New York City • New York
Notable Works “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song”
Notable Family Members son Mario Van Peebles
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Noël Coward
English playwright, actor, and composer
Betty Comden
American songwriter
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
American actress, singer, director, producer
Steve Martin
Steve Martin
American actor and writer
George M. Cohan.
George M. Cohan
American composer and dramatist
Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry
American playwright, actor, screenwriter, producer, and director
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
British actor, director, writer, and composer
Brooks, Richard
Richard Brooks
American writer and director
Umeki, Miyoshi; Buttons, Red: Sayonara
Joshua Logan
American director and producer
John Sayles
John Sayles
American director, screenwriter, and actor
Michael Crichton
American author
Mary Martin.
Mary Martin
American actress
Kay Thompson
American entertainer and writer
James McBride
James McBride
American musician, journalist, and author
Maya Angelou, 1996.
Maya Angelou
American poet, memoirist, and actress
Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis
American actor and playwright
Pearl Bailey
Pearl Bailey
American entertainer
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes
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Ben Elton
Ben Elton
British actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and dramatist
Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov
British actor, author, and director

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