On Wed, 22 Sep 2021, James S. Barr wrote:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/melvin-van-peebles-godfather-of-black-cinema-dies-at-89-1235018862/ <https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/melvin-van-peebles-godfather-of-black-cinema-dies-at-89-1235018862/>Melvin Van Peebles, godfather of black cinema, dead at 89.
When I first saw that story, I read it as "Mario Van Peebles", which got me scratching my head a bit.
