Cliff Edwards
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Born June 13, 1895·Died July 17, 1971 (at 76)·Hannibal, Missouri, USA·Male
Biography
Clifton Avon "Cliff" Edwards (June 14, 1895 – July 17, 1971), nicknamed "Ukulele Ike", was an American musician, singer, actor and voice actor, who 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.
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He also did voices for animated cartoons later in his career, and is best known as the voice of Jiminy Cricket in Walt Disney's Pinocchio (1940) and Fun and Fancy Free (1947). His rendition of "When You Wish Upon a Star" in Pinocchio is probably his most familiar recorded legacy.
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Filmography
122 credits across 122 titlesActing
100 creditsAs self
22 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
