Cliff Edwards

Cliff Edwards
Edwards in 1947
Born
Clifton Avon Edwards

(1895-06-14)June 14, 1895
DiedJuly 17, 1971(1971-07-17) (aged 76)
Resting placeValhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Other namesUkulele Ike
Occupations
  • Musician
  • actor
Years active1918–1971
Spouses
Gertrude Ryrholm
(m. 1919; div. 1923)
Irene Wylie
(m. 1923; div. 1931)
(m. 1932; div. 1936)
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • ʻukulele
Labels

Clifton Avon "Cliff" Edwards (June 14, 1895 – July 17, 1971), nicknamed "Ukulele Ike", was an American musician and actor. He enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standards and novelty tunes. He had a number one hit with "Singin' in the Rain" in 1929. He also did voices for animated cartoons later in his career, and he is best known as the voice of Jiminy Cricket in Walt Disney's Pinocchio (1940)[1] and Fun and Fancy Free (1947), and Dandy (Jim) Crow in Walt Disney's Dumbo (1941).[2]

  1. ^ "Pinocchio (film)". D23. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  2. ^ "Dumbo (film)". D23. Retrieved 2021-11-28.