Samuel Hodges (born March 5, 1947) professionally known as Eddie Hodges, is an American former child actor and recording artist who left show business as an adult.

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Early Life and careere: Hodges was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and traveled to New York City with his family in 1952. This began a long career in show business for Hodges in films, on stage and popular recordings.

Acting Career: Hodges made his professional acting debut on stage in Meredith Willson's 1957 Broadway musical The Music Man, in which he originated the character of Winthrop Paroo[3]and introduced the song "Gary, Indiana", with Robert Preston and Pert Kelton.   He made his film debut in the 1959 film A Hole in the Headwith Frank Sinatra and Edward G. Robinson, in which Hodges and Sinatra performed a song called "High Hopes”. ...Read full text here >>>Eddie Hodges