Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham
Birthday: 1904-04-18
Place of Birth: Durham, North Carolina, USA
Biography: Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham was an African American entertainer. Though best known as a comedian, Markham was also a singer, dancer, and actor. His nickname came from a stage routine, in which he declared himself to be "Sweet Poppa Pigmeat". He was sometimes credited in films as Pigmeat "Alamo" Markham. He is also known for his 1968 single "Here Comes the Judge", which is often considered to be the earliest hip hop record.
Movies
That's My Baby!
A love triangle occurs between the publisher's daughter Betty Moody. comic book artist Tim Jones, an...
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Junction 88
In Junction 88, a small all-black community, pretty Lolly Simpkins loves gentle songwriter Buster Je...
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Fight That Ghost
Pigmeat and Shorty, who own "Pigmeat and Shorty's Bootery", are told by their landlord to either pay...
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House-Rent Party
Summaries Shorty's wife throws him out of the house for lying around reading detective thrillers an...
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One Big Mistake
A straight man comes over to three comedians and tells them how the only way to handle a woman is to...
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Pigmeat Throws the Bull
Soundie of Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham and Mable Lee performing "Pigmeat Throws the Bull."...
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Black Woodstock
The Harlem Cultural Festival, also known as "Black Woodstock", was a series of music concerts held i...
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Burlesque in Harlem
A filming of a burlesque act in 1954 Harlem, complete with singers, baggy-pants comics and "exotic" ...
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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, cele...
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