The Celebrities We Lost in 2021

Melvin Van Peebles - 89

Melvin Van Peebles, an Indie filmmaker and actor, passed away in September at the age of 89. His most iconic film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadassss Song" was financed and released by Melvin himself. He leveraged music by Earth, Wind, and Fire in the film to gain traction.

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The More You Know

  • Before she was a megastar, Madonna worked at Dunkin Donuts. She got fired for squirting jelly on a customer.
  • Elvis Presley was a natural blonde.
  • Growing up, Katy Perry wasn't allowed to eat Lucky Charms cereal because luck was "linked to the devil." Her family also called deviled eggs "angeled eggs."
  • 35 minutes before Elvis Presley was born, his mother gave birth to his stillborn identical twin.
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