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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Film_Director
Actor
Playwright
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1957
2021
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gptkbp:awards
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Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1932-08-21
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_USA
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Mario_Van_Peebles
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gptkbp:contribution
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Theatrical productions
Innovative storytelling techniques
Music in film
Cultural commentary on race relations
Advocacy_for_African-American_filmmakers
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gptkbp:deathDate
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2021-09-22
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:City_College_of_New_York
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
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gptkbp:filmography
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1968
The Story of a Three-Day Pass
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gptkbp:genre
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Comedy
Drama
Musical
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Melvin Van Peebles
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Spike_Lee
gptkb:Quentin_Tarantino
gptkb:John_Singleton
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Orson_Welles
gptkb:D.W._Griffith
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gptkbp:involved
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
Theater community
The Black Panthers
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Blaxploitation films
Pioneering_African-American_cinema
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Sweet_Sweetback's_Baadasssss_Song
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gptkbp:occupation
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Author
Composer
Filmmaker
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gptkbp:produces
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2005
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Paris,_France
New_York_City,_New_York,_USA
San_Francisco,_California,_USA
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Maria_C._Van_Peebles
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gptkbp:website
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melvinvanpeebles.com
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