Hamtree Harrington

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Hamtree Harrington was a popular American comedian in the 1900s.<ref name=":0"></ref> He helped found the [[Negro Actors Guild of America|Negro Actors' Guild of America]].<ref name=":1"></ref>

== Early Life ==
James Karl Harrington was born in [[Columbia, South Carolina]] in 1889. <ref name=":0" /> At 14 years old, Harrington dropped out of school, ran away from home, and joined a traveling carnival. <ref name=":0" /> <ref name=":2"></ref>

== Vaudeville Career ==
Upon leaving the carnival, Harrington took work as a [[comedian]] and Black [[vaudeville]] performer, moonlighting as a barber when stage work was unavailable.<ref name=":0" /> Throughout the late 1920s, Harrington worked as a performer vaudeville performer, often teaming up with well-known Black female performers.<ref name=":2" /> In the 1930s, Harrington began to perform solo. During that time, he acted in movies, started a singing career, and helped found the [[Negro Actors Guild of America|Negro Actors' Guild of America]].<ref name=":1" /> Harrington's last show was in 1952.<ref name=":2" /> The genesis of Harrington's stage name, "Hamtree," is unknown, although it could have come from his large feet.<ref name=":0" />

== Personal Life ==
Early in his career, Harrington romanced a chorus girl named Edna Murray.<ref name=":2" /> That relationship produced a son.<ref name=":2" /> Not long after, Harrington toured with Maude Mills, a vaudeville actress, who he married in 1916. Their marriage lasted five years.<ref name=":0" /> Harrington never remarried again before his death in 1956.<ref name=":2" />

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