Harry Hickox (October 22, 1910 – June 3, 1994) was an American

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Career

Hickox began his career as a musician, playing guitar with jazz bands, including that of Jack Teagarden. One of his early theatrical ventures was acting in '' Idiot's Delight'' in a little theater in

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. He married a member of that cast. The couple created ''Jump Jump of Holiday House'', a children's program on radio and television that won awards for excellence. He also produced a TV show about jazz. In the early 1960s, Hickox portrayed Harold Hill in a touring company of '' The Music Man''. He also played Charlie Cowell in the 1962 film adaptation.

Death

He died on June 3, 1994, in Los Angeles, California at age 83.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hickox, Harry 1910 births 1994 deaths 20th-century American male actors American male film actors