Cliff Edwards
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- Birth Place
- Hannibal, Missouri, U.S.
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For the English footballer, see Cliff Edwards (footballer).
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Cliff Edwards
Born June 14, 1895
Hannibal, Missouri, U.S.
Died July 17, 1971 (aged 76)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Resting place Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Other names Ukulele Ike
Occupations
Musicianactor
Cliff Edwards (June 14, 1895 – July 17, 1971), nicknamed "Ukulele Ike", was an American pop singer, musician and actor. He enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standards and novelty tunes, including "Singin' in the Rain" in 1929. Later in his career, he appeared in films and did voices for animated cartoons, and is well-remembered as the voice of Jiminy Cricket in Walt Disney's Pinocchio (1940) (introducing the standard "When You Wish Upon a Star") and Fun and Fancy Free (1947), and Dandy Crow in Walt Disney's Dumbo (1941).
For the English footballer, see Cliff Edwards (footballer).
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Cliff Edwards
Born June 14, 1895
Hannibal, Missouri, U.S.
Died July 17, 1971 (aged 76)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Resting place Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Other names Ukulele Ike
Occupations
Musicianactor
Cliff Edwards (June 14, 1895 – July 17, 1971), nicknamed "Ukulele Ike", was an American pop singer, musician and actor. He enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standards and novelty tunes, including "Singin' in the Rain" in 1929. Later in his career, he appeared in films and did voices for animated cartoons, and is well-remembered as the voice of Jiminy Cricket in Walt Disney's Pinocchio (1940) (introducing the standard "When You Wish Upon a Star") and Fun and Fancy Free (1947), and Dandy Crow in Walt Disney's Dumbo (1941).
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