Cliff Edwards

(1895-1971)

American recording artist; musician, singer, actor and voice actor

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Clifton Avon "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 a number one hit with "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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Born	Cliff Edwards 14 June 1895 Hannibal, Missouri, USA
Died	17 July 1971 (aged 76) Los Angeles, California, USA
Zodiac	Gemini
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Gertrude Ryrholm 1901-1971 · · m. 1919; div. 1923 info edit

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Irene Wylie - · · m. 1923; div. 1931 info edit

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Judith Barrett 1909-2000 · American film actress · m. 1932; div. 1936 info edit

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