- Born
- Died
- Birth nameEdwin Ellsworth Peabody
- Nickname
- The Banjo King
- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Eddie Peabody was born on February 19, 1902 in Reading, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for His College Chums (1929), The Lemon Drop Kid (1934) and Rainbow's End (1938). He died on November 7, 1970 in Covington, Kentucky, USA.
- Collapsed and died during performance at a night club.
- Inducted into the National Four-String Banjo Hall of Fame, 1999.
- Started his musical career entertaining fellow shipmates while serving as an enlisted man in the U.S. Navy during World War I.
- Featured on the popular radio show "National Barn Dance" from the late 1930's to the early 40's.
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