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Actor

Cliff Edwards

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.

June 13, 1895 (76 years old) Hannibal, Missouri, USA Died July 17, 1971

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Movies

1929–1971

Career

Known For

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

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His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

Fun and Fancy Free

Fun and Fancy Free

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Once Upon a Studio

Once Upon a Studio

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The Ghost Ship

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Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

Filmography

Full filmography

Pinocchio

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