Editing Cliff Edwards (section)

{{short description|American musician and actor (1895–1971)}}
{{for|another person|Cliff Edwards (footballer)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Cliff Edwards
| image              = Cliff Edwards 1947.jpg
| caption            = Edwards in 1947
| birth_name         = Clifton Avon Edwards
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1895|06|14|mf=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Hannibal, Missouri]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{death date and age|1971|07|17|1895|06|14|mf=y}}
| death_place        = [[Hollywood, California]], U.S.
| resting_place      = [[Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery]]
| other_names        = Ukulele Ike
| occupation         = {{flatlist|
* Musician
* actor
}}
| years_active       = 1918–1971
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Gertrude Ryrholm|1919|1923|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Irene Wylie|1923|1931|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Judith Barrett]]|1932|1936|end=divorced}}
}}
| module             = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed               = yes
| instrument          = {{flatlist|
* Vocals 
* {{okina}}ukulele
}}
| genre               = {{flatlist|
* vaudeville
}}
| label               = {{flatlist|
* [[Audiophile Records]]
* [[Walt Disney Records]]
}}
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}}
}}
'''Clifton Avon''' "'''Cliff'''" '''Edwards''' (June 14, 1895 – July 17, 1971), nicknamed "'''Ukulele Ike'''", was an American musician and actor. He 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 (song)|Singin' in the Rain]]" in 1929. He also did voices for [[animated cartoon]]s later in his career, and he is best known as the voice of [[Jiminy Cricket]] in [[Walt Disney]]'s ''[[Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio]]'' (1940)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pinocchio (film)|url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/pinocchio-film/|access-date=2021-11-28|website=D23|language=en-US}}</ref> and ''[[Fun and Fancy Free]]'' (1947), and Dandy (Jim) Crow in Walt Disney's ''[[Dumbo]]'' (1941).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dumbo (film)|url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/dumbo-film/|access-date=2021-11-28|website=D23|language=en-US}}</ref>