Acting

Cliff Edwards

Cliff Edwards is best known for The Wonderful World of Disney, Bat Masterson, Playhouse 90 and The Cliff Edwards Show. Cliff Edwards was born on June 13, 1895. Cliff Edwards died on July 17, 1971 at the age of 76.

Born: June 13, 1895
Place of birth: Hannibal, Missouri, USA
Died: July 17, 1971 (76 years old)

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. 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.