Pigmeat Markham, African-American comedian, singer, and dancer (died 1981)

Pigmeat Markham

American entertainer (1904–1981)

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…