- Collection:
- Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
- Title:
- Pigmeat Markham, April 17, 1972
- Creator:
- Markham, Pigmeat
- Contributor to Resource:
- Bruno, Tony
- Date of Original:
- 1972-04-17
- Subject:
- African American arts
Theater
African American actors - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- interviews
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- This interview with Markham at City College of New York on April 18, 1972, conducted by Tony Bruno, explores Markham's early experiences in theater. Markham recounts his start in a school play called "20 Minutes in Hell" in Durham, North Carolina, at age 11, where he played a comedic role. His career began with small carnival shows, progressing to larger carnivals and minstrel shows. He later joined the TOBA circuit, a pivotal network for Black performers. Markham reflects on working with iconic artists like Bessie Smith and describes how these experiences shaped his comedic career. His narrative offers a vivid portrayal of early 20th-century American entertainment.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.034:0061
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Works within this collection are subject to copyright protection and/or belong to the Robert W. Woodruff Library or the relevant copyright holder. If you wish to request a reproduction or seek permission for publication, please contact the Archives Research Center at archives@auctr.edu, providing the web URL or handle identification number.
- Original Collection:
- Countee Cullen-Harold Jackman Memorial Collection
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:034 - Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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