Cliff Edwards, 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) and Fun and Fancy Free (1947), and Dandy Crow in Walt Disney's Dumbo (1941).
- Occupation
- actor, recording artist, guitarist, jazz musician
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- June 14, 1895, January 14, 1895, June 13, 1895
- Died
- July 17, 1971, July 21, 1971, July 18, 1971, July 16, 1971
